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KSEAB SSLC Political Science: Karnataka State Polity and Administration

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Karnataka State Polity and Administration

What this domain tests

This section applies the general constitutional framework to Karnataka: formation, legislature, executive, judiciary, local government and state institutions.

Core rules

  • Karnataka was reorganised as Mysore State on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and renamed Karnataka on 1 November 1973. Bengaluru is the capital.
  • The legislature is bicameral: the Legislative Assembly (Vidhana Sabha) has 224 elected members; the Legislative Council (Vidhana Parishad) has 75 members, including graduates', teachers' and local authorities' constituencies and nominated members. The Council is a permanent body with one-third retiring every two years.
  • The Governor is the constitutional head, appointed by the President. The Chief Minister and Council of Ministers exercise real executive power and are responsible to the Assembly.
  • The Karnataka High Court, with its principal seat at Bengaluru, is the highest court in the state. Below it are district and subordinate courts.
  • The state has 31 districts, grouped into four revenue divisions: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi and Kalaburagi.
  • Local government rests on the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, with gram, taluk and zilla panchayats, and on municipal legislation for urban bodies. The Karnataka Lokayukta investigates corruption complaints; the Karnataka State Election Commission conducts local body elections; the Karnataka Public Service Commission recruits state civil servants.

Worked example

A gram panchayat wants a new government school building. Trace the correct route. Reasoning: the gram panchayat passes a resolution and sends it to the taluk panchayat and zilla panchayat, which consolidate the plan. Education is a state subject, so the proposal goes to the Department of Public Instruction and is funded through the state budget, with possible MLA/MP local area funds. Answer: the panchayat identifies the need; the state sanctions and funds it.

Traps

Karnataka was formed in 1956 as Mysore State and renamed in 1973 - do not merge the dates. The Legislative Council is permanent; the Assembly is not. The Governor is appointed, not elected. Do not confuse the Karnataka High Court with the Supreme Court or the Lokayukta with the Election Commission.