Why are State Legislatures excluded from the process of impeachment?
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(Art 52) and (Art 53) designate President as the constitutional and nominal head of the Union executive. However, to impeach, the President is exclusively designated by (Art 61) to be removed by the two houses of the Parliament alone.
Election of President → Electoral college of all elected Members of Parliament and State Legislatures conducted by ECT.
Removal of president however determined by parliament alone
Reason there legislative assemblies not involved
— D.S.K. PRACHET · AIR 193
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