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.

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With less than a year to go for the Lok Sabha polls, the voters will only benefit from the views expressed in the temple of democracy.

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No-confidence motion gave a new opportunity to the BJP to attack the opposition and blow the 2024 Lok Sabha election bugle.

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While replying to no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, Modi took a dig at Congress saying it had dealt with the Northeast 'unfairly' & made the air force 'attack civilians'.

‘Poverty of imagination’: Modi blasts Congress, INDIA bloc as govt defeats no-confidence motion

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In his over 2-hour-long speech, Modi virtually set the tone for BJP's campaign for the 2024 LS polls. Motion was defeated by voice vote soon after opposition MPs exited from Lok Sabha.

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Women BJP MPs write to Lok Sabha Speaker demanding action against newly-reinstated Wayanad MP for 'indecent behaviour and inappropriate gesture' towards Smriti Irani and other BJP MPs.

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In her opening lines, WCD minister takes swipe at Congress over Opposition bloc's name, 'INDIA'. You aren't India because India isn't corrupt, she says.

‘Flying kiss? He is a misogynistic man,’ Smriti Irani rebukes Rahul as he leaves Parliament

ThePrint Team - 9 August, 2023

The Union minister said the House had never seen such ‘disgraceful’ behaviour, alleging ‘the country had now come to know about his family’s values’.

Rahul charges at BJP govt in no-confidence debate, his references to ‘Bharat Mata’ expunged

ThePrint Team - 9 August, 2023

The three-day no-confidence discussion began Tuesday with a fierce debate over Manipur where ongoing ethnic clashes have claimed over 150 lives and driven thousands to relief camps.

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