Part V · The President and Vice-President
Article 64 The Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States.
This article makes the Vice-President the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States. The Council of States is the Rajya Sabha. The Vice-President cannot hold any other office of profit. While acting as President, the Vice-President does not perform the duties of Chairman. The same applies while discharging the President’s functions under article 65.
- The Vice-President shall be ex officio Chairman of the Council of the States and shall not hold any other office of profit: Provided that during any period when the Vice-President acts as President or discharges the functions of the President under article 65, he shall not perform the duties of the office of Chairman of the Council of States and shall not be entitled to any salary or allowance payable to the Chairman of the Council of States under article 97.
What it means
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This article makes the Vice-President the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States. The Council of States is the Rajya Sabha. The Vice-President cannot hold any other office of profit. While acting as President, the Vice-President does not perform the duties of Chairman. The same applies while discharging the President’s functions under article 65.