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title: "Article 368: Amending the Indian Constitution"
description: "Article 368 gives Parliament power to amend India's Constitution by special majority, but the basic structure doctrine caps that power. Key facts for UPSC GS2."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Article 368 of the Indian Constitution vests Parliament with the power to amend the Constitution by addition, variation, or repeal, subject to procedures and judicially enforced limits.
- What majority is required to amend the Constitution under Article 368?
- Does the basic structure doctrine appear in the text of Article 368?
- Can the President withhold assent to a constitutional amendment Bill?
- What is the difference between Article 368 amendments and changes by simple majority?

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India's Parliament invoked Article 368 in 2016 to pass the One Hundred and First Amendment introducing the Goods and Services Tax, which required ratification by more than half the state legislatures before President Pranab Mukherjee's assent.

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