Members of the Legislative Council a permanent house are indirectly elected through a system of electoral colleges.

Following are the rights and functions of legislative council: 

1. Legislation: Except the money bill all other bills can be introduced in any house of state legislature. But the bill should be passed by both the houses. Article 197 says that if a bill is passed by legislative assembly and is rejected by legislative council, the legislative assembly again passes that bill and sends it to legislative council. Same process is applied when legislative council makes certain amendments to the bill or holds the bill up to three months after its passage from the legislative assembly. If the legislative council again rejects the bill or holds the bill for one month or makes certain amendments to the bill which are not acceptable to the legislative assembly, then the bill is considered to be passed from both the houses. Thus, legislative council can hold any normal bill to a maximum of 4 months. Legislative council cannot make a bill null.

2. Function related to executive: Member of legislative council can be a member of cabinet. Legislative council can control the cabinet through questions, proposals and debates. But it has no right to remove the cabinet. This right has only been given to legislative assembly. 

3. Financial work: The Constitution clearly says that a money bill can only be introduced in legislative assembly, not in legislative council. When the legislative assembly passes a money bill and sends it to legislative council for recommendations, the legislative council can hold the bill only up to 14 days. If it does not return the bill within 14 days then the bill is considered to be passed by both the houses.