Amendment & Miscellaneous
Notwithstanding Article 172, the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (as constituted under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956) continued for five years from a specified date, and no longer, with expiration operating as dissolution.
This was a narrow, specific transitional rule fixing the exact term duration for Andhra Pradesh's first Legislative Assembly following the major 1956 States Reorganisation that created the modern state, ensuring clarity about exactly when that particular Assembly's term would end.
This kind of state-specific transitional provision addressed the particular timing questions that arose when new states were formed or reorganised, ensuring a clear, unambiguous Assembly term rather than confusion during that specific transition.