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== India ==
{{See also|Lawmaking procedure in India}}
Legislative power is constitutionally vested in the [[Parliament of India]], of which the [[President of India|President]] is the head, to facilitate the law-making process as per the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Basu|first=D. D.|title=Introduction to the Constitution of India|publisher=[[LexisNexis]]|year=2008|isbn=978-81-8038-559-9|edition=20th|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=181, 184|oclc=289009455|author-link=Durga Das Basu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite wikisource|title=Constitution of India (1950)|wslink=The Constitution of India (Original Calligraphed and Illuminated Version)/Part 5/Chapter 1}} See Part V, Articles [[wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 78 {Duties of Prime Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the President, etc.}|78]] and [[wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 86 {Right of President to address and send messages to Houses}|86]].</ref> The President summons both the Houses (the [[Lok Sabha]] and the [[Rajya Sabha]]) of the parliament and prorogues them. They also have the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha pursuant to Article 75(2)(b). When Parliament is dissolved, all bills pending within the Lok Sabha lapse.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-05-27|title=Citizenship amendment, triple talaq bills lapse|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/citizenship-amendment-triple-talaq-bills-lapse/articleshow/69524686.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-07-04}}</ref> However, bills in the Rajya Sabha never lapse, and can remain pending for decades.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Abantika|date=2019-06-22|title=Lapsing of Bills waste of Lok Sabha time, rethink provision: Venkaiah to Rajya Sabha|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/parliament-rajya-sabha-venkaiah-naidu-bills-om-birla-narendra-modi-rahul-gandhi-5794025/|access-date=2020-07-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>