Consider the following statements regarding the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: 1. The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States as per Article 64. 2. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha can vote in the first instance during any ordinary legislative division in the House. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Article 64 of the Constitution explicitly states that the Vice-President shall be ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States and shall not hold any other office of profit. Under Article 100, the Chairman does not vote in the first instance, but has and shall exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes. Article 89 outlines the office of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.