India's Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the upper house Rajya Sabha and lower house Lok Sabha. The MPs of Lok Sabha are directly elected by citizens while Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by state assemblies. The center of the parliamentary building is the Central Hall, which contains the chambers for the two houses and library, surrounded by accommodations for ministers, committees, and party offices. Lok Sabha has a five-year term that is automatically dissolved unless extended during a state of emergency. Rajya Sabha has 250 members that sit for six-year terms, with one third retiring every two years.
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India's Parliament is bicameral; Rajya Sabha is the
upper house and Lok Sabha is the lower house.
Those elected or nominated to either house of
Parliament are referred to as Members of Parliament
or MPs. The MPs of Lok Sabha are directly elected
by the Indian public and the MPs of Rajya Sabha are
elected by the members of the State Legislative
Assemblies, in accordance with proportional
representation.
Parliament of India
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The centre and the focus of the building is the
Central Hall. It consists of chambers of Lok Sabha,
Rajya Sabha and the Library Hall and between them
lie garden courts. Surrounding these three chambers
is the four storeyed circular structure providing
accommodations for Ministers, Chairmen,
Parliamentary committees, Party offices, important
offices of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats
and also the offices of the ministry of Parliamentary
affairs.
Layout of the parliament
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Each Lok Sabha is formed for a five-year term, after
which it is automatically dissolved, unless extended
by a proclamation of emergency. In such cases, the
term may be extended by one-year increments. The
15th Lok Sabha was formed in May 2009 and is the
latest.
Lok sabha
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The Rajya Sabha (RS) or Council of States is the
upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means
"state"[4] and Sabha means "assembly" in Sanskrit.
Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom
are nominated by the President of India for their
contributions to art, literature, science, and social
services. The remainder of the body is elected by the
state and territorial legislatures. Members sit for six-
year terms, with one third of the members retiring
every two years.
Rajya sabha
