Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad
Type
Type	Upper house of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature
Term limits	6 years
Leadership
Governor of Uttar Pradesh	Anandiben Patel since 29 July 2019
Chairman	Kunwar Manvendra Singh, BJP since 22 May 2022
Deputy Chairman	Vacant, BJP
Leader of the House	Keshav Prasad Maurya (Deputy Chief Minister), BJP since 10 August 2022
Leader of Opposition	Lal Bihari Yadav, SP since 22 July 2024
Deputy Leader of Opposition	Mohammad Jasmir Ansari, SP since 22 July 2024
Principal Secretary	Dr Rajesh Singh, IAS
Structure
Seats	100 (90 elected + 10 nominated)
Political groups	Government (83)   NDA (83)   BJP (79)   AD(S) (1)   NISHAD (1)   RLD (1)   SBSP (1) Official Opposition (10)   INDIA (10)   SP (10) Other opposition (6)   JD(L) (1)   IND (5) Vacant (1)   Vacant (1)
Elections
Last election	2024
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Vidhan Parishad Chamber, Vidhan Bhavan, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow - 226 001
Website
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council also known as Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh, a state in India. Uttar Pradesh is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). The Vidhan Parishad is a permanent house, consisting of 100 members.