State Legislative Assemblies, seat allocation, and ruling parties are among the topics included in important general knowledge and current affairs questions on competitive examinations like as SSC, UPSC, railways, and state government exams like OPSC, OSSC, and OSSSC. In order to stay exam-ready, we have summarised all of the material below.
Number of Seats: Each state has a different number of seats in its assembly, depending on its population. The biggest state, Uttar Pradesh, has a whopping 403 seats, while smaller states like Goa have just 40.
Ruling Party: The party with the most seats in the assembly gets to form the government and choose the Chief Minister, the state’s top leader. So, knowing the ruling party tells you who’s calling the shots!
Also Read: Indian States, Capitals, Chief Ministers, Governors.
Explore State Legislative Assemblies of India, their seat distribution, and current ruling parties.
| Legislative Assembly | Assembly House Location | House strength / Seats | Ruling party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | 175 | YSR Congress Party |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 60 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Assam | Dispur | 126 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bihar | Patna | 243 | Janata Dal (United) |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | 90 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| NCT of Delhi (UT) | New Delhi | 70 | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Goa | Panaji | 40 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | 182 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | 90 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla (summer) Dharamshala (winter) | 68 | Indian National Congress |
| Jammu and Kashmir (UT) | Srinagar (summer) Jammu (winter) | 90 | N/A (President’s rule) |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | 81 | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Karnataka | Bangalore (summer) Belgaum (winter) | 224 | Indian National Congress |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | 140 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 230 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai (summer) Nagpur (winter) | 288 | Shiv Sena |
| Manipur | Imphal | 60 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 60 | National People’s Party |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | 40 | Zoram People’s Movement |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 60 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
| Odisha | Bhubaneshwar | 147 | Biju Janata Dal |
| Puducherry (UT) | Puducherry | 30 | All India N.R. Congress |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | 117 | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | 200 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 32 | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 234 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | 119 | Indian National Congress |
| Tripura | Agartala | 60 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | 403 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Uttarakhand | Bhararisain (summer) Dehradun (winter) | 70 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | 294 | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Total | 4123 |