6. Increase in the strength of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Council.(1) The total number of seats in the Legislative Council for the State of Madhya Pradesh to be constituted under section 33 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956 .), shall be increased from 72 as fixed by sub- section (2) of that section to 90.
(2)The said section shall be amended as follows:-- in sub- section (2),--(i) for the figures" 72", the figures" 90" shall be substituted;(ii)in clause (a), for the figures and word" 24, 6 and 6", the figures and word" 31, 8 and 8" shall be substituted;(iii)in clause (b), for the figures" 24", the figures" 31" shall be substituted;(b) in sub- section (3), for the words" this Act", the words and figures" the Legislative Councils Act, 1957 " shall be substituted; and(c)in sub- section (4),--(i)for the words" the appointed day", the words" such commencement" shall be substituted; and(ii)the proviso shall be omitted.
