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The official opposition in India includes the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and the current opposition leaders in the legislative assemblies and legislative councils of the Indian states and union territories.
A speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha and of the legislative assembly of each of the twenty-eight states and three union territories. Similarly a chairperson heads the Rajya Sabha and the legislative council of each of the six states, where the upper house in the state legislature exists.
Pursuant to Article 75(3), the Council of Ministers is responsible collectively to the lower house of the Indian parliament, called the Lok Sabha (House of the People). [4] The council of ministers upon losing the confidence of Lok Sabha shall resign to facilitate the formation of a new council.
The 18th Lok Sabha has members from 41 different parties. Out of the 543 seats of the Lok Sabha, 346 members (~64%) are from the 6 recognised national parties , 179 seats (~33%) are from the recognised state parties , 11 seats (~2%) are from the unrecognised parties and 7 seats (~1%) are from independent politicians. 262 (~48%) have previously ...
Modi taking charge of the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term. The Third Modi ministry came into existence following the 2024 general election to the 18th Lok Sabha in which the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance emerged victorious winning 293 of the 543 seats of the Lok Sabha.
This is a list of members of the 18th Lok Sabha arranged by the states and union territories they are elected from. These MPs were elected in the 2024 Indian general election held in April–June 2024. [1] [2] [3]
The council of ministers which was sworn-in into office on 31 May 2019 consisted of 24 ministers with cabinet rank, 9 ministers of state with independent charge, and 24 ministers of state. On August 8, 2023, Gaurav Gogoi moved a no-confidence motion against the second Modi ministry in the Lok Sabha. [2] [3] The government defeated the motion. [4]
The Lok Sabha has a term of five years. To be eligible for membership in the Lok Sabha, a person must be a citizen of India and must be 25 years of age or older, not hold any office of profit under union or state government, mentally sound, should not be bankrupt, and should not be criminally convicted.