#254: Articles of the NEW Govt.
Revise all in one place
Irrespective of the time you spend on it:
Ruling party will still form the govt.
Opposition will still sit to the left of the Speaker!
What’s in it for you to KNOW for UPSC?
ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTION related to the Govt. Formation
Article 74: Council of Ministers w/ PM as head aid & advise the President
Article 75:
On staking claim, the leader is appointed PM by the President
Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15% of LS members
Article 77: All executive actions are in President’s name allowing them to allocate ministerial responsibilities; business of the govt. to run as per 77
Article 78: PM to communicate Minister Council decisions to the President
Other important Articles
Article 79: Sanctions formation of the Parliament
There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha)
President is not a member of the either houses but an integral part of the Parliament
Article 80: Composition of RS to be 250; 12 to be nominated by the President
Article 81: Composition of LS to be 552
550 from states, 20 from UT, 2 nominated from Anglo Indian community*
*126th AA, 2020 - abolished this provision
Article 83:
LS to dissolve automatically after 5 years of first sitting
Dissolves earlier in case Govt. loses the majority
Note:
a) LS duration can be extended for 5 years during emergency (1 year at a time)
b) Elections must within 6 months of dissolution of emergency (u/A 352)
Article 84: An Indian is qualified to contest LS at age 25+
Article 85: President to summon each House to meet at such time & place as he thinks fit provided there’s a gap of not more than 6 months between 2 sessions
Conventionally (not constitutionally), the Parliament usually meets thrice a year -
Budget: Jan-April
Monsoon: July- Aug/Sept
Winter: Nov-Dec (smallest)
Article 93:
Mandates election of Speaker & Dy. Speaker of LS by its members
Both are elected members (not nominated) of the house
Conventionally (not constitutionally) Speaker is from ruling party & Dy. Speaker from Opposition BUT this is not mandatory (2022 PYQ on this)
Article 94: Office of the speaker continues even post LS dissolution. It dissolves on first day of new LS
The first day of Lok Sabha, the President summons the Parliament and conducts a joint session (LS & RS).
A senior most member from Lok Sabha is chosen and is termed as Speaker Pro-tem (convention adopted from French Parliament), to whom the President affirms an oath.
This Pro-tem conducts election for new speaker
Now, the speaker pro-tem conducts an election for New Speaker who will become the Presiding officer of the house.
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