The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960

Section 20. Amendment of article 168 of the Constitution

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

20. Amendment of article 168 of the Constitution.— As from the appointed day, in article 168 of the Constitution, in sub-clause (a) of clause (1), the word "Bombay" shall be omitted, and after the word "Madras", the word "Maharashtra" shall be inserted. — 21. Legislative Council of Maharashtra. As from the appointed day, there shall be 78 seats in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra, and in the Third Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, — 1950 (43 of 1950), (a) the entry No. 3 relating to Bombay shall be omitted and the existing entries 4 and 5 shall be renumbered as entries 3 and 4 respectively; (b) after the entry relating to Madras, the following entry shall be inserted, namely: — "5. Maharashtra.. 78 22 7 7 30 12".

Source: India Code