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Council of States is the name of Rajya Sabha in English.

The Indian Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States). The Lok Sabha has a maximum strength of 552 members, with 530 representatives from the states, 20 from the union territories, and 2 nominated by the President. The Rajya Sabha has a maximum strength of 250 members, with 238 representatives from the states and union territories and 12 nominated by the President.

The first general election in INDIA was held in 1951.

Mr. Arun Jaitley is the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha [since 3rd June 2009].

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Murli Manohar Joshi is the current chairman of Public Accounts Committee.

Mr. T. K. Viswanathan is the present Secretary General of Lok Sabha[1st October 2010 onwards].

The responsibility entrusted to the Speaker is so onerous that she cannot afford to overlook any aspect of parliamentary life. Her actions come under close scrutiny in the House and are also widely reported in the mass media. With the televising of proceedings of Parliament, the small screen brings to millions of households in the country the day-to-day developments in the House making the Speaker's task all the more important.

Even though the Speaker speaks rarely in the House, when she does, she speaks for the House as a whole. The Speaker is looked upon as the true guardian of the traditions of parliamentary democracy. Her unique position is illustrated by the fact that she is placed very high in the Warrant of Precedence in our country, standing next only to the President, the Vice-President and the Prime Minister. In India, through the Constitution of the land, through the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and through the practices and conventions, adequate powers are vested in the office of the Speaker to help her in the smooth conduct of the parliamentary proceedings and for protecting the independence and impartiality of the office. The Constitution of India provides that the Speaker's salary and allowances are not to be voted by Parliament and are to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

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There are 60 women representative in the current Lok Sabha. [15th Lok Sabha]

60 Lok Sabha MPs [15th Lok Sabha] and 26 Rajya Sabha MPs are women. Thus a total of 86 MPs are women in Indian Parliament as on September 2012.

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The building was completed in 1927 and initially held meetings under British rule. After 1947, when India gained independence, it held meetings of the Constituent assembly. In 1952, India beca,me a republic and since then Indian Parliament has held its meeting in the Parliament House or as it is called Sansad Bhawan now.

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In 'Zero Hour' members can raise questions without prior notice to the Chairman.

Normally if you have to raise a question in parliament, it has to be pre-informed and tabled. In zero hour, you are free to bring up any issue of public interest without prior notice.

The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is 250. At present the strength of Rajya Sabha is 245.

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