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title: "Article 368: Constitution Amendment Procedure"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Article 368 of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to amend the Constitution by addition, variation, or repeal, subject to prescribed special-majority and ratification procedures.
- Does an amendment under Article 368 always require ratification by the States?
- Can the President refuse assent to a Constitution Amendment Bill?
- What is the relationship between Article 368 and the basic structure doctrine?
- Is a joint sitting possible if the two Houses disagree on an amendment Bill?

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In September 2016, Parliament's One Hundred and First Amendment introducing the Goods and Services Tax received Presidential assent under Article 368 only after more than half the State legislatures ratified it via the federal proviso.

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