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  2. Joint parliamentary committee - Wikipedia

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    The Lok Sabha members are double compared to Rajya Sabha. for e.g. If Joint Parliamentary committee has 10 Lok Sabha Members then 5 members will be from Rajya Sabha and total member of JPC will be 15. The strength of a JPC may be different each time.

  3. Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha - Wikipedia

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    Compared to the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha has fewer members and its members have more restricted power. [2] Unlike the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and cannot be dissolved at any time. However, every second year, one third of the members are retired and the vacancies are filled by fresh elections and Presidential nomination ...

  4. Parliament of India - Wikipedia

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    The Lok Sabha Hall draws inspiration from India's national bird, incorporating a peacock theme, while the Rajya Sabha hall is designed with a lotus theme, reflecting India's national flower. Additionally, a state-of-the-art Constitutional Hall symbolically and physically places Indian citizens at the heart of democracy.

  5. Lawmaking procedure in India - Wikipedia

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    commanding two-thirds majority in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha separately permits to run the government by its constituent and legislative powers. Ruling government has full powers to impeach the president and judges of Supreme Court / high courts when charges of violating the Constitution are established by judicial inquiry.

  6. Lok Sabha - Wikipedia

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    The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is bicameral, where the upper house is 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 of ...

  7. Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India

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    The Bill, as passed by the Lok Sabha, was considered by the Rajya Sabha on 10 and 11 August and passed on 11 August 1971. [1] The debate in the Rajya Sabha was brief. [6] The bill received assent from then President Varahagiri Venkata Giri on 5 November 1971. It was notified in The Gazette of India and came into force on the same day. [1] [7] [8]

  8. Politics of India - Wikipedia

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    The Rajya Sabha has equal footing in legislation with the Lok Sabha, except in the area of supply, where the latter has overriding powers. In the case of conflicting legislation, a joint sitting of the two houses can be held, where the Lok Sabha would hold a greater influence because of its larger membership.

  9. Rajya Sabha - Wikipedia

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    The Rajya Sabha (lit: "States' Assembly"), also known as the Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India which is bicameral.As of 2023, it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the State legislative assemblies of India and of union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots, while the President of India can appoint 12 members ...