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A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where second chamber is the upper house. Although formally styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence. The lower house is typically the more numerous of the two chambers.
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'Alliance with Congress off to good start with 11 strong seats': Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh YadavThe state sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament and Lok Sabha elections are set to take place in the coming months of 2024.DNA - Published | |
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Opposition seeks Amit Shah's remark on breach, stalls Parliament againBoth Houses of Parliament failed to transact any business on Friday as opposition members protested over Wednesday's security breach in the Lok Sabha and sought a statement from home minister Amit..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC adjourns plea of Mahua Moitra against expulsion from LS, next hearing on January 3Mahua Moitra was on December 8 expelled from the Lok Sabha after a discussion on the report of the Ethics Committee in the 'cash for query' that was tabled in the Lower House.DNA - Published | |
Mahua Moitra seeks urgent hearing in SC of her plea against expulsion from LSMoitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on Friday after a discussion on the report of the Ethics Committee in the 'cash for query' that was tabled in the Lower House.DNA - Published | |
Expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra asked to vacate government bungalow: ReportsExpelled Trinamool Congress Krishnanagar MP Mahua Motira has been served notice to vacate a government-allocated bungalow following her suspension over a cash-for-query case, several TV news channels..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Enough evidence against Mahua Moitra, her expulsion from Lok Sabha 'apt decision': BJPThe BJP on Friday said Mahua Moitra's expulsion from the Lok Sabha was an "apt decision" and that there was no ground left for the TMC leader to remain an MP as there was proof of the "bribe-for-query"..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'For next 30 years, I will...': TMC MP Mahua Moitra makes big statement after getting expelled from Lok SabhaTMC MP Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha after a discussion on the report of the Ethics Committee in the 'cash for query' that was tabled in the Lower House today.DNA - Published | |
Will oppose Mahua Moitra's expulsion tooth and nail: Congress MP K SureshCongress MP K Suresh announced that his party will oppose the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha if the report of the Ethics Committee, which will be tabled today, recommends it. The..IndiaTimes - Published | Lok Sabha to discuss J-K Reservation and Reorganisation amendment Bills on third day of Winter SessionThe Lok Sabha will further discuss the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on the third day of the ongoing Winter..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Power of no-confidence motion has brought PM to Parliament today, says Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryLeader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said the opposition was forced to use the parliamentary tool of no-confidence motion to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi..IndiaTimes - Published | After 4 months, Rahul Gandhi returns as MP a day ahead of no-trust debateFour months after he was disqualified, Rahul Gandhi returned to Parliament to a hero’s welcome from his party, with his membership of the Lower House restored following the Supreme Court staying his..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Constantly disrupted, monsoon session of Parliament ends four days earlyThe monsoon session which ended on Monday was to conclude on August 12. It witnessed the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passing seven and five bills respectively. While the Lower House saw a total of 16..IndiaTimes - Published | Uddhav faction moves SC, challenges LS Speaker decision on Sena leader, chief whiphe Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiva Sena faction has filed another petition in the Supreme Court challenging the decision of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to recognise Rahul Shewale as the floor leader in the..IndiaTimes - Published |
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