Article 176 provides for the special address by the Governor. • At the initiation of the 1st session after every general election to the Legislative Assembly and at the commencement of the 1st session of each year, the Governor shall address the Legislative Assembly or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council, both House assemble together. • Provision are made by the rules regulating the procedure of the House or either House for the allotment of time for discussion of the matters referred to in such address. President or Governor Address: • Commonly referred to as the President's/Governor's Address, they are a constitutional requirement. • The Constitution gives the President and the Governor the power to address the sitting of the legislature. The special power is with respect to the two occasions. • The first is to address the opening session of the new legislature after the general election. The second is to address the first sitting of the legislature each year. • A session of the new or a continuing legislature can't begin without fulfilling this requirement. • When the Constitution came into effect, the President was required to address each session of Parliament. • So during the provisional Parliament in the year 1950, the President gave an address for all three sessions. At the suggestion of Speaker G V Mavalankar, the first Constitutional Amendment in 1951 changed this position. • Besides being a constitutional requirement, the President's or Governor's Address is keenly watched as it outlines the government's policy agenda and stands on issues.