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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.

MoS Lekhi disowns Parliament reply, leaves govt red-faced. MEA then says ‘technical correction’ needed

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MEA website now says correction needed to reflect that response was by MoS V. Muraleedharan, not Lekhi. Opposition uses issue to get back at govt over Mahua Moitra's expulsion.

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TMC’s Mahua Moitra terms her expulsion from LS ‘witch-hunt’, says opposition ‘bulldozed into submission’

ThePrint Team -
Opposition boycotted voice vote after Speaker refused to allow Moitra to speak in her defence. TMC chief and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says 'party stand with Mahua. We'll fight boldly'.

TMC’s Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha over ‘cash-for-query’ case. Oppn says travesty of justice

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Oppn MPs walk out after Lok Sabha adopts motion to expel Moitra, protest Speaker Om Birla's refusal to let her speak in her defence. TMC MP calls decision 'misogynistic, patriarchal'.

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha over ‘cash for query’ charge

ANI -
Speaker Om Birla said that MP Mahua Moitra’s conduct was ‘immoral and indecent’ and therefore, it is not appropriate for her to continue as an MP.

Lok Sabha ethics panel tables report on Mahua Moitra. TMC MP says ‘Maa Durga is here, we’ll see’

ThePrint Team -
Ethics panel adopted the report, which recommends her expulsion, on 9 November. 6 members of panel had voted in favour of report. 4 members from opposition parties submitted dissent notes.

Ethics panel recommends expulsion of MP Mahua Moitra for ‘sharing’ her Parliamentary login credentials

Moushumi Das Gupta -
In report, tabled in Lok Sabha today, Moitra stands accused of sharing login details of LS Members Portal with 'unauthorised person'. On 'cash for query' allegation, panel recommends govt probe.

Live-in relationships a ‘deadly disease spreading evil in society’, Haryana BJP MP tells Parliament

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Bhiwani-Mahendragarh legislator Dharambir Singh said live-in relationships spawn violence & urged Centre to bring a law against them. He also said love marriages result in more divorces.

Govt seeks Lok Sabha nod for Rs 58,000 crore additional spending, 1/3rd of it on subsidies

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
In 1st batch of its supplementary demand for grants, Centre also emphasises that another Rs 70,968 crore of additional spending will be financed through reallocation between schemes.

Lok Sabha panel likely to recommend Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra’s expulsion in ‘cash-for-query’ case

PTI -
Ethics committee headed by BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar is meeting later Thursday to adopt its draft report which is likely to be hotly contested by opposition members of the panel.
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