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  2. Parliament of India - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament of India or Indian Parliament, (IAST: Bhāratīya Sansad) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).

  3. Parliament House, New Delhi - Wikipedia

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    Website. sansad.in. Parliament House (ISO: Saṁsada Bhavana), in New Delhi is the seat of the Parliament of India. It houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, which are lower and upper houses respectively in India's bicameral parliament. As part of India's Central Vista Redevelopment Project, a new parliament building was constructed in New ...

  4. Government of India - Wikipedia

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    The Government of India (ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India[1] and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. The government is led by the prime ...

  5. List of prime ministers of India - Wikipedia

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    The prime minister ranks third in the order of precedence. Top left: Jawaharlal Nehru was the first and the longest-serving prime minister in Indian history. Top center: Indira Gandhi was the first and only woman to serve as prime minister. Top right: Morarji Desai was the first non- Congress prime minister.

  6. Lok Sabha - Wikipedia

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    The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the ...

  7. History of India (1947–present) - Wikipedia

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    The history of independent India or history of Republic of India began when the country became an independent sovereign state within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Direct administration by the British, which began in 1858, affected a political and economic unification of the subcontinent. When British rule came to an end in 1947 ...

  8. Union Council of Ministers - Wikipedia

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    Website. english.www.gov.in. The Union Council of Ministers, [ 1 ] also called Union Cabinet is the principal executive organ of the Government of India, which functions as the senior decision-making body of the executive branch. It is chaired by the prime minister and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries.

  9. Rashtrapati Bhavan - Wikipedia

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    The Rashtrapati Bhavan (pronunciation ⓘ, ISO: Rāṣṭrapati Bhavana; lit. ' Presidential Palace '; formerly Viceroy's House (1931–1947) and Government House (1947–1950)) is the official residence of the President of India at the western end of Rajpath, Raisina Hill in New Delhi. It was formerly known as Viceroy's House and constructed ...