explain the composition of federal parliament ?
Answers
Explanation:
is a bicameral legislature composed of the President of India and the two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and his Union Council of Ministers.
Parliament of India
Bhāratīya Sansad
Emblem of India
Emblem of India
Type
Type
Bicameral
Houses
Rajya Sabha (Upper house)
Lok Sabha (Lower house)
History
Founded
26 January 1950 (71 years ago)
Preceded by
Constituent Assembly of India
Leadership
President
Ram Nath Kovind[1]
since 25 July 2017
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Venkaiah Naidu[2]
since 11 August 2017
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Harivansh Narayan Singh[3], JDU
since 14 September 2020
Leader of the House
(Rajya Sabha)
Piyush Goyal[4], BJP
since 14 July 2021
Leader of the Opposition
(Rajya Sabha)
Mallikarjun Kharge, INC
since 15 February 2021
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Om Birla[5], BJP
since 19 June 2019
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Vacant
since 23 May 2019
Leader of the House
(Lok Sabha)
Narendra Modi[6], BJP
since 26 May 2014
Leader of the Opposition
(Lok Sabha)
Vacant (Since 26 May 2014, No party has 10% Seats)
Structure
Seats
788
245 Members of Rajya Sabha
543 Members of Lok Sabha
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Rajya Sabha political groups
Government (115)
Opposition (117)
Vacant (13)
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Lok Sabha political groups
Government (334)
Opposition (206)
Vacant (3)
Elections
Rajya Sabha voting system
Single transferable vote
Lok Sabha voting system
First-past-the-post
Rajya Sabha last election
2 November 2020
Lok Sabha last election
11 April – 19 May 2019
Rajya Sabha next election
2021
Lok Sabha next election
May 2024
Meeting place
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Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India
Website
parliamentofindia.nic.in
Constitution
Constitution of India
Those elected or nominated (by the President) to either house of Parliament are referred to as Members of Parliament (MP). The Members of Parliament, Lok Sabha are directly elected by the Indian public voting in Single-member districts and the Members of Parliament, Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of all State Legislative Assembly by proportional representation. The Parliament has a sanctioned strength of 543 in Lok Sabha and 245 in Rajya Sabha including the 12 nominees from the expertise of different fields of science, culture, art and history. The Parliament meets at Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi.
Explanation:
It is a bicameral legislature composed of the President of India and the two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). ... Those elected or nominated (by the President) to either house of Parliament are referred to as Members of Parliament (MP).
Houses: Rajya Sabha (Upper house); Lok Sabha (Lower house)
Lok Sabha political groups: Government (334); Opposition (206); Vacant (3)
Rajya Sabha political groups: Government (115); Opposition (117); Vacant (14)