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TopicLok Sabha

Topic: Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Indian Parliament, situated in New Delhi. Originally, the Lok Sabha had 489 seats when it was first convened in 1952. Over time, the number of seats increased to 543 to accommodate the growing population and ensure proportional representation. The new Parliament building, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023, has a seating capacity of over 800. 


The first Lok Sabha session commenced on May 13, 1952, marking a significant milestone in India’s democratic journey. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, addressed the inaugural session, setting the tone for parliamentary proceedings.


There are general elections held every five years that elect members of Parliament from 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. They are responsible for enacting laws, the most notable being the budget. The leader of the party with the largest number of MPs in the Lok Sabha forms the government at the Centre. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is chosen by a simple majority of the assembly’s members and is ranked sixth in order of precedence.

OBC quota in panchayats, municipalities — how Bill tabled in LS seeks to amend J&K local bodies’ laws

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‘Dharma ka thekedar nahi, pehredar banna chahiye’ — Full text of NCP MP Amol Kolhe’s viral LS speech 

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Amol Ramsing Kolhe, 43, is an actor with roots in Pune, and also holds an MBBS degree. He is a first-time MP, and represents Shirur in Lok Sabha.

‘AAP holding talks on Lok Sabha seat from Goa as part of INDIA alliance,’ says Arvind Kejriwal

PTI -
Goa has two Lok Sabha constituencies – North Goa and South Goa. However, Kejriwal did not specify which of the two seats the AAP was eyeing to contest.

Privileges Committees of LS & RS to meet next week, hear opposition MPs views on suspension

PTI -
Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha is scheduled to meet on 9 Jan, while that of Lok Sabha will meet on 12 Jan. A total of 146 MPs from both Houses were suspended during Winter session.

Delhi court extends police custody of 4 arrested for Lok Sabha security breach by 15 days

Mayank Kumar -
Public Prosecutor briefed Additional Sessions Judge about headway made in probe, secured permission to clone SIM cards used by four accused.

3 more opposition MPs suspended from Lok LS for unruly behaviour, total number reaches to 100

PTI -
Opposition MPs continued their protest against suspension of a large number of MPs from the House, and demanded a discussion on the Parliament security breach issue.

Why no public outcry over suspended MPs? Indians love to vote but won’t guard institutions

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
We tend to romanticise the defeat of Indira Gandhi’s Emergency regime. Certainly, India didn’t rise up as a whole in 1977 to defend the institutions of democracy. It was sterilisation.

New criminal law bill passed in Lok Sabha redefines sedition & ‘terrorist act’, omits bestiality

Apoorva Mandhani -
Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita has provision criminalising printing/publishing 'any matter' concerning court proceedings in rape/sexual assault cases without prior permission.

Raj droh to desh droh, trial in absentia for those hiding abroad — Amit Shah on new criminal law bills

Ananya Bhardwaj -
After bills passed in LS, home minister said total custody for accused after initial arrest not increased from 15 to 60 days, and that govt focussed on 'erasing symbols of colonialism'.

Medical practitioners not exempt, to face reduced jail term of 2 yrs for causing death by ‘negligence’

Sumi Sukanya Dutta -
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, passed by Lok Sabha Wednesday, prescribes 5-yr jail term for causing death by negligence for all but registered medical practitioners.
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