The Lucknow Pact called first of all for the creation of expanded provincial legislative councils, four-fifths of whose members should be elected directly by the people on as broad a franchise as possible.
Republicans have expanded their legislative majorities and could override a Nixon veto this year.
Over the next 30 years, the organization expanded into legislative advocacy and grass roots activism around education and other issues.
Since then, many states have also expanded their legislative reach to require drug testing for welfare recipients a policy which is expensive, intrusive, and humiliating.
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He predicted that the prosecution would help Democratic attempts to expand their legislative majority.
The Shura Council's role was then expanded to include legislative powers when the constitutional court disbanded the lower house last year.
Legislative leaders expanded the size of the committees considering the political maps, the better to include viewpoints from more of the state's geographical and demographic groups.
A surge of laws passed this legislative session expanded the number of charter schools that allowed to open.
In response, Howell employed a procedural move during a special session Monday to overrule two of the governor's line item vetoes, temporarily thwarting McAuliffe's plan to expand Medicaid without legislative approval.
