write a short note on Indian parliament
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✍ Chapter 2 of part 5 of the Indian constitution deals with the Indian parliament.
✍ Article 79 of the Constitution states that, the Indian parliament consists of, the president and the two houses of parliament namely the council of states and the house of people.
✍ The parliament of India is a magnificient manifestation of the democratic ethos of our nation.
✍ As repository of the constituent powers of the union parliament occupies Central position in Indian democracy.
✍ The powers of the parliament are derived from the constitution of India which is the supreme authority.
✍ Both houses of parliament enjoys power send status as per the constitution.
Explanation:
parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. 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). 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.
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 545 in Lok Sabha including the 2 nominees from the Anglo-Indian Community by the President, 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.