Parliament of India

The Parliament of India is the highest legislative body in India. It was founded in 1921. Parliament has parliamentary sovereignty, giving it power over all other political bodies in India. The Parliament consists of the president of India and two rooms- Lok Sabha (House of the people) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States). The president has the power to convene and close to both houses and to dissolve the Lok Sabha.

India's Parliament is bicameral; Is the House of Lords and Rajya Sibha Lok Sabha the House of Commons. The two houses meet in separate rooms in the Elected Bhavan inNew Delhi. Those who are elected or appointed by the president for any room is called members of Parliament. Members of Lok Sabha are directly elected by the Indian people and the members of Parliament from Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of the legislative State meetings, in accordance with the proportional representation.The Parliament consists of 790 members of Parliament: 545 of 245 of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. These members serve the largest democracy in the world; 714 million Indians had registered to vote for the 2009 elections.