Chartered Accountant · ICAI M.No. 153926 · FRN 136869W · Reviewed on 7 October 2026
The legal minimums
Section 6(1) of the LLP Act, 2008 fixes the floor at two partners. There is no ceiling — unlike a private company’s 200-member cap, an LLP can admit any number of partners. A company or another LLP can itself be a partner, acting through a nominee.
Separately, section 7 requires at least two designated partners — the individuals answerable for filings and compliance. Both need a DPIN/DIN, and at least one must be resident in India, meaning they stayed in India for 120 days or more during the financial year (the test was relaxed from 182 days by the 2021 amendment).
What if partners fall below two?
The LLP does not dissolve automatically — but section 6(2) sets a six-month clock. If the LLP carries on business for more than six months with only one partner, and that partner knows it, they become personally liable for the firm’s obligations incurred in that period — the very shield an LLP exists for is lost. On a death or exit that takes you to one partner, induct a replacement within six months.
Getting the structure right at incorporation
Incorporation runs through the FiLLiP form on the MCA portal; the LLP agreement follows in Form 3 within 30 days. Choosing who the designated partners are — and documenting profit shares and exit terms in the agreement — matters far more in practice than the headcount. Our LLP registration service handles the structure, the filings and the agreement end to end.