Indian Polity & Constitution
Parliament of India
Bicameral legislature of India
Overview
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The President of India, in their role as head of the legislature, has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha, but they can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister of India and the Central Council of Ministers who sit in and answer to Parliament and form the Government of India.
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Key concepts
How Parliament of India connects to the ideas, people and events around it.
ISO 15919 is an international standard for the romanization of Indic scripts. Published in 2001, it is part of a series of romanization standards by the International Organization for Standardization.
A legislature is a deliberative assembly that holds the legal authority to make law and exercise political oversight within a political entity such as a state, nation, or city.
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and its most populous.
Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single group.
The Rajya Sabha, also known as Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India, of which the Lok Sabha is the lower house. The Rajya Sabha represents India's federal units – the states and union territories.
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of India, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha.
The president of India is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces.
The prime minister of India is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and the Union Council of Ministers, despite the President of India being the nominal head of state.
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What is Parliament of India?
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.
What are the key concepts related to Parliament of India?
The main concepts connected to Parliament of India include ISO 15919, Legislature, India, Bicameralism, Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, President of India, Prime Minister of India. Each is linked on the map above with its own summary.
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Parliament of India is part of Indian Polity & Constitution, which appears in the syllabus of UPSC CSE, UPSC CAPF, NDA, CDS, AFCAT, SSC CGL and 58 more exams.