Starting from the very first Lok Sabha, the proportion of women in the house has been rather low, and in the late 70s, it plummeted to its lowest at 3.9%. It was only in the 13th Lok Sabha… [Read in English]

All Lok Sabha members except Sitting Members and Cabinet Ministers are required to sign an attendance register for each day that the Lok Sabha is in session. Besides the fact that physical presence is… [Read in English]

The President is the formal head of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Government of India, and is the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. Barring a few… [Read in English | हिन्दी में पढ़ें]

Each member of the Lok Sabha is the elected representative of one of the parliamentary constituencies of a state or a union territory. These constituencies are composed of multiple state assembly… [Read in English]

A money bill is a particular type of financial bill that, broadly, deals either with taxation, the financial obligations of the government, or the Consolidated Fund of India. The legislative process… [Read in English]

The rules laid out in the Representation of the People Act of 1951 state that persons convicted of a criminal offence for 2 years or more shall lose their seat, and be disqualified from contesting… [Read in English | हिन्दी में पढ़ें]

Each state in India has its own democratically elected Vidhan Sabha (or Legislative Assembly). The political party or coalition with a majority in the state elections controls the Vidhan Sabha. Similar… [Read in English]

The current Lok Sabha is the oldest since Independence, with an average age of 57.5 years. Despite this fact and contrary to what one might be inclined to believe, more than half of the… [Read in English]

Over the years, the average age of the Lok Sabha has gradually been increasing — from 46.5 years for the first Lok Sabha to 57.5 years for the current one. In comparison, the average age of Indians… [Read in English]

The Prime Minister of India heads the executive branch of the Government of India, and is the leader of the majority party in the Parliament. In 1947, Jawahar Lal Nehru was appointed the first… [Read in English | हिन्दी में पढ़ें]

From the beginning, the proportion of women and men in the Lok Sabha has been skewed — the representation of women in the Lok Sabha has never really matched their ratio in the population of India… [Read in English | हिन्दी में पढ़ें]

The primary role of the Parliament is to discuss, debate, and pass bills. Once passed, a bill becomes an Act of Parliament. An ordinary bill can be introduced in either house — Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha… [Read in English]

After the elections in 2009, no single political party won the 272 Lok Sabha seats required to form the government. As a result, the Indian National Congress led coalition, United Progressive Alliance (UPA)… [Read in English]