No, the Prime Minister is not a monarch. India is a parliamentary democratic republic where the Prime Minister is the head of government and exercises executive authority along with the Council of Ministers. The Prime Minister is elected by the members of the Lok Sabha and holds office as long as they retain the confidence of the lower house. However, the Prime Minister is not the head of state - that position is held by the President, whose role is largely ceremonial. So in summary, while the Prime Minister is the most powerful political figure, they are not a monarch and must work within India's democratic framework.

2. Government
of Union

3. • 28 states and 8 centrally
administered Union Territories

4. 28 States
Sr.No. States Name Capital Founded on
1 Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad (Proposed Capital
Amaravati)
1 Nov. 1956
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 20 Feb. 1987
3 Assam Dispur 26 Jan. 1950
4 Bihar Patna 26 Jan. 1950
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur 1 Nov. 2000
6 Goa Panaji 30 May. 1987
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar 1 May. 1960
8 Haryana Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1966
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 25 Jan. 1971
10 Jharkhand Ranchi 15 Nov. 2000
11 Karnataka Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) 1 Nov. 1956
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 1 Nov. 1956
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1 Nov. 1956
14 Maharashtra Mumbai 1 May. 1960
15 Manipur Imphal 21 Jan. 1972
16 Meghalaya Shillong 21 Jan. 1972
17 Mizoram Aizawl 20 Feb. 1987
18 Nagaland Kohima 1 Dec. 1963
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar 26 Jan. 1950
20 Punjab Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1956
21 Rajasthan Jaipur 1 Nov. 1956
22 Sikkim Gangtok 16 May. 1975
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai 26 Jan. 1950
24 Telangana Hyderabad 2 Jun. 2014
25 Tripura Agartala 21 Jan. 1972
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 26 Jan. 1950
27 Uttarakhand
Dehradun (Winter)
9 Nov. 2000
Gairsain (Summer)
28 West Bengal Kolkata 1 Nov. 1956

5. 8 Union Territories
Union Territories Names Capital Founded on
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands
Port Blair 1 Nov. 1956
Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1966
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu
Daman
1 June 1961/ 26 Jan.
2020
Delhi New Delhi 9 May. 1905
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar (Summer)
31 Oct. 2019
Jammu (Winter)
Lakshadweep Kavaratti 1 Nov. 1956
Puducherry Pondicherry 1 Nov. 1954
Ladakh Leh 31 Oct. 2019

6. RAJYA SABHA
(COUNCIL OF STATES)
• The Upper House
• Rajya Sabha (Council of States)
• not more than 250 members
• 12 are nominated by the President of India
• the rest are indirectly elected
• by state Legislative Assemblies
• The Council of States can not be dissolved
• members have terms of 6 years
• 1/3 members retire at end of every 2nd year

7. COMPOSITION
 The maximum strength of house according to the Article 80 of Indian Constitution can at any time be 245.
233 members are elected.
12 members nominated by the President for the good work in literature,art,scirnce, social science& sports.

9. QUALIFICATION
 Must be citizen of India
 Must be 30 years old.
 He/She possesses such other qualification as may be prescribed by the Parliament.
 Only an elector can be elected. Thus, the candidate must be registered as a voter in a parliamentary constituency and must be
eligible to vote.
 It is not necessary that a person should be registered as a voter in the same constituency. (This is applicable for both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.)
 A person from reserved category only can contest election if the Lok Sabha seat is reserved for these categories. (However, an SC/ST person
can contest election on an unreserved seat also).

10. Disqualification (The constitution of India has provided (in article 102) that a member of parliament will be disqualified for membership if):
He holds any office of profit under the Union or state government (except that of a minister or any other office exempted by Parliament)
 He is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a court.
 He is an undischarged insolvent.
 He has ceased to be a citizen of India.
 He is disqualified under any other law by parliament
These are as follows:
 He must not have been found guilty of certain election offences and corrupt practices
 He must not have been convicted for any offence that results in imprisonment for two or more years. However, detention under
preventive detention law is not disqualification.
 He must not have failed to lodge an account of election expenses within stipulated time.
 He must not have any interest in government contracts, works and services.
 He must not be a director or managing personnel in a company / organization in which government has at least 25% share.
 He must not have been dismissed from government service due to corruption or disloyalty to state.
 He must not have been convicted for promoting enmity between groups.
 He must not have been punished for supporting social crimes such as untouchability, sati, dowry etc.

11. Alliance Party No. of MPs Leader of the Party
National Democratic
Alliance
Seats: 117
Bharatiya Janata Party 87 Thawar Chand Gehlot
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9 A. Navaneethakrishnan
Janata Dal (United) 5 Ramchandra Prasad Singh
Shiromani Akali Dal 3 Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
Asom Gana Parishad 1 Birendra Prasad Baishya
Bodoland People's Front 1 Biswajit Daimary
Lok Janshakti Party 1 Ram Vilas Paswan
National People's Party 1 Wanweiroy Kharlukhi
Pattali Makkal Katchi 1 Anbumani Ramadoss
Republican Party of India (A) 1 Ramdas Athawale
Tamil Maanila Congress 1 G. K. Vasan
Mizo National Front 1 K. Vanlalvena
Independent 1
Nominated 4
Opposition -
United Progressive
Alliance
Seats: 60
Indian National Congress 40 Ghulam Nabi Azad
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7 Tiruchi Siva
Rashtriya Janata Dal 5 Prem Chand Gupta
Nationalist Congress Party 4 Sharad Pawar
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1 Shibu Soren
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1 Vaiko
Indian Union Muslim League 1 Abdul Wahab
Independent 1
Opposition -
Others
Seats: 67
All India Trinamool Congress 13 Derek O'Brien
Biju Janata Dal 9 Prasanna Acharya
Samajwadi Party 8 Ram Gopal Yadav
Telangana Rashtra Samithi 7 K. Keshava Rao
YSR Congress Party 6 V. Vijayasai Reddy
Communist Party of India (M) 5 Elamaram Kareem
Bahujan Samaj Party 4 Satish Chandra Mishra
Aam Aadmi Party 3 Sanjay Singh
Shiv Sena 3 Sanjay Raut
J&K Peoples Democratic Party 2 Fayaz Ahmad Mir
Janata Dal (Secular)[9]
1 H. D. Deve Gowda
Telugu Desam Party 1 Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar
Communist Party of India 1 Binoy Viswam
Kerala Congress (M) 1 Jose K. Mani
Naga People's Front 1 K. G. Kenye
Sikkim Democratic Front 1 Hishey Lachungpa
Loktantrik Janata Dal 1 M. V. Shreyams Kumar
Vacant 1
Total 245

12. LOK SABHA
(HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE)
• Lok Sabha (House of the People)
• 545 members
• 2 are appointed by the President of India
• the rest are directly elected from single-member districts
• 5-year terms unless dissolved
• Lok Sabha elects its presiding officer
• the Speaker

13. COMPOSITION
 The maximum strength of house according to the Article 80 of Indian Constitution can at any time be 545.
525 members are elected.
20 members nominated by the President for the good work in literature,art,scirnce, social science& sports.

14. Alliance Party Seats
Government- Bharatiya Janata Party 303
National Democratic Alliance
Seats: 336
Janata Dal (United) 15
Lok Janshakti Party 6
Shiromani Akali Dal 2
Apna Dal (Sonelal) 2
All Jharkhand Students Union 1
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 1
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party 1
Mizo National Front 1
National People's Party 1
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 1
Independent 1
Opposition -
United Progressive Alliance
Seats: 92
Indian National Congress 51
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 24
Nationalist Congress Party 5
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 3
Indian Union Muslim League 3
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1
All India United Democratic Front 1
Independent 1
Non-Aligned
Seats: 114
YSR Congress Party 22
All India Trinamool Congress 22
Shiv Sena 18
Biju Janata Dal 12
Bahujan Samaj Party 10
Telangana Rashtra Samithi 9
Samajwadi Party 5
Telugu Desam Party 3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3
Communist Party of India 2
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 2
Kerala Congress (M) 1
Janata Dal (Secular) 1
Aam Aadmi Party 1
Naga People's Front 1
Independent 2
Vacant 2 (Valmiki Nagar and Kanniyakumari)
Total 543

16. QUALIFICATION
 Must be citizen of India
 Must be 25 years old.
 He/She possesses such other qualification as may be prescribed by the Parliament.
 Only an elector can be elected. Thus, the candidate must be registered as a voter in a parliamentary constituency and must be
eligible to vote.
 It is not necessary that a person should be registered as a voter in the same constituency. (This is applicable for both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.)
 A person from reserved category only can contest election if the Lok Sabha seat is reserved for these categories. (However, an SC/ST person
can contest election on an unreserved seat also).

17. Disqualification (The constitution of India has provided (in article 102) that a member of parliament will be disqualified for membership if):
He holds any office of profit under the Union or state government (except that of a minister or any other office exempted by Parliament)
 He is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a court.
 He is an undischarged insolvent.
 He has ceased to be a citizen of India.
 He is disqualified under any other law by parliament
These are as follows:
 He must not have been found guilty of certain election offences and corrupt practices
 He must not have been convicted for any offence that results in imprisonment for two or more years. However, detention under
preventive detention law is not disqualification.
 He must not have failed to lodge an account of election expenses within stipulated time.
 He must not have any interest in government contracts, works and services.
 He must not be a director or managing personnel in a company / organization in which government has at least 25% share.
 He must not have been dismissed from government service due to corruption or disloyalty to state.
 He must not have been convicted for promoting enmity between groups.
 He must not have been punished for supporting social crimes such as untouchability, sati, dowry etc.

18.  Motions of no confidence against the government can be introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha.
 Money bills can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
 The budget is presented in the Lok Sabha by the Finance Minister in the name of the President of India.
POWERS OF LOK SABHA
POWERS OF RAJYA SABHA
 In a National Emergency, the Rajya Sabha becomes the sole Parliament.

19.  Bill for Constitutional Amendment
 impeachment of the President (by two-thirds of the membership of the House).
 impeachment process of the judges of the Supreme Court and the state High Courts.
 resolution declaring war or national emergency.
EQUAL POWERS OF LOK SABHA
AND RAJYA SABHA

20. Houses
Rajya Sabha (Upper house)
Lok Sabha (Lower house)
Leadership
President Ram Nath Kovind (since 25 July 2017)
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu (since 11 August 2017)
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh, JD(U) (since 9 August 2018)
Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha) Thawar Chand Gehlot, BJP (since 11 June 2019)
Leader of the Opposition (Rajya Sabha) Ghulam Nabi Azad, INC (since 8 June 2014)
Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla, BJP (since 19 June 2019)
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha Vacant (since 23 May 2019)
Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) Narendra Modi, BJP (since 26 May 2014)
Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha) Vacant (Since 26 May 2019, No party has 10% Seats)

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