Mohammad Ali Bogra was the third prime minister.
Bogra Formula was presented by Muhammad Ali Bogra on October 7, 1953.
The third draft was also known as the Bogra Formula.
The salient features of Bogra Formula were seven.
The federal legislature would comprise of two houses — the House of Unit and the House of People. The total strength of the House of Units would be 50, which was to be equally divided among five units, namely East Bengal, Punjab, NWFP, Frontier States, Sindh and Khairpur, Balochistan. The House of Units would be elected indirectly by the legislature of the units. The Bogra Formula reduced the nine units of West Pakistan into four units.
The House of People was to have a total number of three hundred members, to be divided among the five units in this manner — East Bengal 165 members, Punjab 75, NWFP 13, Sindh 19, State of Khairpur 1, Balochistan 3, and Bahawalpur State 7.
Both Houses were to have equal powers in all matters. There was a provision for a joint session of the two for the election of the head of state and for the disposal of votes of confidence.
In case of a difference of opinion between the two Houses, a joint session of the two Houses would be called and the matter would be decided by a majority vote, provided that the majority included thirty percent of the members from each zone.
it maintained the principle of parity between East and West Pakistan in combined Houses, with 175 seats for each zone. So in total, both the wings were to have 175 seats each in the two Houses of the Legislative Assembly.
In place of the Board of Ulema, the Supreme Court was given the power to decide if a law was in accordance with the basic teachings of the Holy Quran and sunnah.
The two houses of the Legislative Assembly formed the electoral college for the presidential elections and the president was to be elected for a term of five years.
East Bengal Legislative Assembly elections were held in 1954.
The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved on October 24, 1954, by Governor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad.
