Several Indian states are set to usher in new lawmakers to their assemblies for five-year terms come Friday, with almost a fifth of the country's more than 4,000 seats up for grabs in elections this year.
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- Almost a fifth of the country's more than 4,000 seats are up for grabs in elections this year.
Some of them, especially the first-timers, may want to take advantage of a new option available to lawmakers: school.
This year, the New Delhi-based PRS Legislative Service think-tank, which analyzes parliamentary bills and offers research support to MPs, has launched leadership workshops for state lawmakers, who come to their jobs with a wide variety of work and educational experience. Once they're in their jobs, they don't get a lot of help in understanding policy and legislation.
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