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Why Do We Need A Parliament?

Question
CBSEENSS8007725

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?

Solution

(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.