what is difference between mla and minister
The following points may help you:
| MLA | Minister |
MLA is the Member of legislative assembly that is Vidhan Sabha who is directly elected by the people ,from a particular constituency. |
A Minister is one who is elected as as an MLA or MP first and then is given an important position in the government. He is in charge of a particular ministry and is given a portfolio. |
| MLA may not necessarily belong to a ruling party, he /she may represent an opposition party in the assembly but is popularly elected. | A minister so designated is from the ruling party which has formed the government. |
| All MLA's are not ministers | But all Ministers are MLA's or MP'S |