Inauguration of New Parliament Building

India’s new Parliament building is inaugurated on Sunday, 28 May, 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ji. The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.

Founded on 26 January 1950 the Indian Parliament has total 788 seats. 245 Members of Rajya Sabha; 543 Members of Lok Sabha forming the Houses: Council of States (Upper house); House of the People (Lower house).

The Indian Parliament is headed by President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu since 25 July 2022.
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar is the Vice President of India & Chairman of the Rajya Sabha since 11 August 2022. Shri Om Birla, BJP is Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 19 June 2019 while Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh, JDU; is Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha since 14 September 2020

Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India. The Indian Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses – Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The Constitution of India came into force on January 26, 1950. The first general elections under the new Constitution were held during the year 1951-52 and the first elected Parliament came into existence in April, 1952.
Source: https://INDIA.GOV.IN website

The Facts & Figures About Indian Parliament

Lok Sabha	Formed in
First	April, 1952
Second	April, 1957
Third	April, 1962
Fourth	March, 1967
Fifth	March, 1971
Sixth	March, 1977
Seventh	January, 1980
Eighth	December, 1984
Ninth	December, 1989
Tenth	June, 1991
Eleventh	May, 1996
Twelfth	March, 1998
Thirteenth	October, 1999
Fourteenth	May, 2004
Fifteenth	April, 2009
Sixteenth	May, 2014
Seventeenth	May, 2019