Why Do We Need a Parliament?
Look at the table given below and answer the questions that follow:
Political Parties |
No. of MPs Elected |
National Parties Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) |
2 |
Communist Party of India (CPI) |
6 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) |
22 |
Indian Congress Socialist (ICS) |
4 |
Indian National Congress (INC) |
404 |
Janata Party (JNP) |
10 |
Lok Dal (LKD) |
3 |
State Parties All India Anna DMK (AlADMK) |
12 |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
2 |
All India Forward Block (FBL) |
2 |
Indian Congress (J) (ICJ) |
1 |
Jammu and Kashmir Conference (JKN) |
3 |
Kerala Congress (J) (KCJ) |
2 |
Muslim League (MUL) |
2 |
Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) |
1 |
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) |
3 |
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) |
30 |
Independents |
5 |
Grand Total |
514 |
Note: The Lok Sabha elections were not held in Assam and Punjab during 1984. Source: ww.eci.gov.in |
(i) Who will form the government? Why?
(ii) Who will be present for discussions in the Lok Sabha?
(iii) In this process similar to what you have read about class VII?
(i) The Indian National Congress (INC) will form the government because it has secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha.
(ii) The MPs.
(iii) Yes.
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The total membership of the Rajya Sabha is
The Lok Sabha is presided over by the
The Supreme law-making institution is the
The executive is a group of persons who work together to implement the laws made by the ___________.
The Prime Minister of India is the _________ of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha.
Sixty years ago, only four per cent of MPs were women and today it is just above _______ per cent.
The South Block of the central secretariat houses the Prime Minister's office, the Ministry of ________ and the Ministry of ___________.
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the _________ Assemblies of various states.
The Parliament in India consists of the _________ the Rajya Sabha and the ___________.
The Constitution of Independent India adopted the principle of Universal Adult Franchise.
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