Saumitra Khan terms Mamata Banerjee's Vidhan Parishad move as 'gimmick'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will submit a proposal to form a State Legislative Council in assembly. The move is now being viewed as a strategy devised by Mamata Banerjee, who lost to her rival candidate Suvendu Adhikari, to bypass the election process. By far, only 6 states in India have a Legislative Council, namely, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.