Correct Answer: A, B and C
Explanation:
Statement A:
Legislative Council is a permanent house.
Correct:
Similar to the Rajya Sabha, the Legislative Council (Upper House in a bicameral state legislature) is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every two years.
Statement B:
Legislative Assembly is dissolved after the term of 5 years from the date of its first meeting.
Correct:
According to Article 172(1), the Legislative Assembly (Lower House) of a state has a tenure of 5 years unless dissolved earlier. Its term starts from the date of its first meeting.
Statement C:
Legislative Assembly is dissolved when the ruling party loses the majority.
Correct:
If the ruling party loses its majority and no alternative government can be formed, the Legislative Assembly may be dissolved by the Governor as per constitutional provisions.
Conclusion:
All the given statements (A, B, and C) are correct.
Thus, the correct answer is A, B and C.
