Some other provisions provide for Centre’s control over State legislation:

(i) The Constitution empowers the Governor to reserve certain types of bills passed by the State Legislature for consideration of the President (Art. 200).

This provision has led to a considerable degree of resentment among the State governments, especially due to excessive delays in communicating the Centre's decision to the State, on the bills so reserved.

(ii) Bills on certain matters in the State list can be introduced in the State legislature only with the prior approval of the President(Art. 304), i.e. bills imposing restriction on the freedom of trade and commerce.

(iii) The President can direct the States to reserve Money Bills as well as other financial bills passed by the State Legislature for his consideration, during a Financial Emergency (Art. 360).

Apart from this, Art. 169 empowers the Union Parliament to provide by law, for the abolition of the Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) of a State having such a Council.

The Concurrent List gives power to the two legislatures, Union as well as State, to legislate on the same subject. In case of conflict or inconsistency, the rule of repugnancy, as contained in Article 254 comes into play to uphold the principle of Union’s supremacy. Under this rule, if there is any discrepancy between the State and the Centre over a subject in the Concurrent List, the Union law takes precedence over the State's law, and the State’s law to the extent of such repugnancy, be void.

But, as an exception, if the State law has been reserved for consideration of the President and has received his assent, then the State law prevails in that State. But, the Parliament remains competent to override such a law by subsequently making a law on the same matter.