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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.

As opposition refuses to budge, BJP to tap LS majority to pass Budget

Pragya Kaushika -
Sources said the decision came after repeated attempts to reach out failed to assuage the opposition, leading to seven straight days of washou

With 3 more NE states in kitty, BJP prepares for next phase of its ‘Act East’ policy

Ruhi Tewari -
Party sources say it is looking to make up for expected losses in the heartland through gains in the east and northeast, and could use Tripura as a blueprint.

How bitter rivals BSP and SP came together for Gorakhpur and Phulpur LS bypolls

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Mayawati insists it’s not an alliance, but the two arch-rivals joining hands is still a significant development in India’s most politically-significant state.

What the BJP may have to do to ensure Narendra Modi remains PM after 2019 polls

Rajesh Jain -
The big factor the BJP should bank on in the upcoming 2019 elections leads with the question: “Who is the alternative? If not Modi, who? If not BJP, who?”

Kharge refuses to attend Lokpal selection meeting as special invitee

Kumar Anshuman -
Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge says his presence in the meeting without voting right is mere eyewash.

Amit Shah gives BJP MPs to-do list for a year and impression that early polls are unlikely

Pragya Kaushika -
PM Modi asks MPs to hold ‘lunch meetings’ to develop proximity with party workers and voters of their constituencies.

BJP will mollify NDA allies closer to 2019, when it risks getting a reduced majority

Kalyani Shankar -
Nineteen states have NDA governments, but the partners have lost their bargaining power because the survival of Modi government does not depend on them.

How many times did Narendra Modi talk about the Congress in his 90-minute-long speech?

Priyamvada Grover -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha, and a lot of his speech was about the Congress.

BJP trying to prevent two Maharashtra Lok Sabha bypolls from going the Rajasthan way

Manasi Phadke -
The party faces a tough fight from the Congress-NCP in Bhandara-Gondia in Vidarbha, but is expected to have a smoother path to victory in Palghar.

In Parliament, Shashi Tharoor’s valiant fight to change section 377

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The Congress MP had tried to slip in a change through an amendment to the government’s bill to repeal 104 old laws, but Lok Sabha rejected it in winter session.
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