There was a great dispute regarding election of the President of Republic of India in the Constituent Assembly. There were two opinions about it. Some of the members of the constituent assembly considered that the president of India, must be elected through direct adult voting, while some other members considered that the president of India should be elected through electoral college, elected by the two houses of parliament.
At last, for the solution of the problem the principle of adjustment was adopted. According to the principal there was a compromise between the two opinions. According to this agreement , members of parliament and the members of provincial legislatures were included in the electoral college which would elect the President.
