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Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is on course to become the third successive chief minister of the state to become a member of the Upper House (Vidhan Parishad) for retaining the high post as opposed to contesting direct polls for a Lower House (Vidhan Sabha) berth.
His two immediate predecessors, Mayawati (2007-12) and Akhilesh Yadav (2012-17), had pursued the same route by resigning from their respective Parliament seats and becoming Members of Legislative Council (MLCs).
UP is one of the few Indian states that have a bicameral legislature comprising two houses — the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad. While Vidhan
