Legislative council in state legislatures

Whether a state should have one chamber or two, is a subject of great controversy among political scientists. The political thinkers of the nineteenth century were nearly unanimous in their support of a second chamber as a safeguard against full-fledged democracy, though single chamber legislature was quite fairly favoured towards the close of the eighteenth century and during the early years of the nineteenth.
The idea of a second chamber for the Indian legislature was borrowed from the British Parliament. Bicameralism in India was ushered in with the passage of the Government of India Act of 1919. However, second chambers in the provinces were introduced only in 1935. Since then there has been an unending debate on desirability or otherwise of second chamber for the provinces (later, states).
In this book, the learned author attempts to prove that, if properly constituted, second chamber is a 'must'. He supports his contention with facts and figures. The author very convincingly, pleads for the retention of second chambers in the states in the interest of good legislation.