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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.

Urgent question facing Rahul Gandhi: Whom to pick as Congress leader in Lok Sabha?

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To be relevant in 2019, Congress must rewind to 1996-2004

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Congress should try to get back to its 135 seat share in 1996-2004 rather than aim for the 206 of 2009.

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Much literature on Aadhaar has focused on whether it’s voluntary or mandatory. As a legal matter, this issue is only relevant for the exclusion challenge.

RSS rallied behind Rajiv Gandhi’s bid for PM’s chair after Indira’s assassination: Book

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In ‘Ballots: Ten Episodes That Have Shaped India’s Democracy’, journalist Rasheed Kidwai outlines the spirit of bipartisanship that followed Indira Gandhi’s murder by extremists. An excerpt:

Yeddyurappa & Sreeramulu have quit but Lok Sabha website says they are MPs, sparks doubts

Kumar Anshuman -
Both leaders gave up their Lok Sabha seats as BJP suspects that Congress-JD(S) alliance may not last longer and it could get a chance to form a govt in Karnataka.

Karnataka state polls turned out to be a ‘money guzzler’ exercise: Survey

PTI -
Expenditure of several political parties and candidates in the Karnataka polls were more than twice spent during the last assembly poll in 2013. 

If quiet internal campaign works, Divya Spandana could be new President of Congress Youth wing

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There’s a minister who might need a lesson on deadlines, and another who fears an ‘assassination plot’

Modi govt shamelessly blurring Lakshman Rekha between itself and India’s institutions

Praveen Chakravarty -
The very idea of India, and not just its institutions such as the judiciary, RBI, Speaker's office and others, as a vibrant electoral democracy is in peril.

PM Modi’s model village scheme gets big thumbs down from most MPs

Ruhi Tewari -
416 Lok Sabha MPs and 214 Rajya Sabha MPs haven’t adopted a village under the third phase of the scheme, which was to be implemented by 2019.

BJP set for major overhaul, many states likely to get new party chiefs ahead of LS polls

Pragya Kaushika -
In a series of marathon meetings at the party headquarters Sunday, president Amit Shah and other top leaders discussed the strategy for next year’s polls.
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