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The state assembly has 147 legislators.“Odisha has picked up growth momentum. While 30 years will be the minimum age limit to be elected to the Vidhan Parishad, the tenure of a member will be six years. BHUBANESWAR: The state assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to set up the legislative council or Vidhan Parishad in Odisha even as members of Congress and BJP staged walkout opposing the resolution.Total 104 members including chief minister Naveen Patnaik voted in support of the resolution. Four each of the members will be elected from among electoral rolls to be prepared to comprise teachers and graduates respectively. “When the state government has a loan burden of Rs 76,000 crore, such a proposal is ridiculous..