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Government & parliament · India

Parliament of India

Founded
1952 (first sitting)
Headquarters
Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi
Official website
sansad.in ↗

India’s national legislature. Under Article 79 of the Constitution it consists of the President and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).

It makes laws, approves the Union Budget and holds the government to account. A new Parliament building was inaugurated in May 2023.

Parliament of India in our stories4 stories

Yesterday2 Nov 2026 · all stories that day →

EconomyIndia

How the Union Budget works

What the Constitution calls the “annual financial statement”, how Parliament approves the spending, and the words — fiscal deficit, guillotine, vote on account — that come with it.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
PoliticsIndia

How a Lok Sabha election works

From the announcement of the schedule to the counting of the last VVPAT slip: 543 constituencies, one winner each, and a majority of 272 to form a government.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
PoliticsIndia

How the Rajya Sabha works

A house that is never dissolved, elected by state legislators, with equal say on most laws — but not on money.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read

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