Notes/General
GeneralFreeUPSC
Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha — composition
- Subject: Polity
- Exam: UPSC
- Status: published
- Author: Contributor
- Read: 10 min
Parliament — composition basics
Lok Sabha
- Directly elected; maximum strength and current composition are frequently updated in questions — know principles (territorial constituencies, reservation provisions)
- Term: 5 years (subject to dissolution)
- Money Bills originate only here
Rajya Sabha
- Permanent House; 1/3rd retire every 2 years
- States represented via elected MLAs; nominated members (Art. 80)
- Special powers: Art. 249 / 312 contexts (high-level awareness)
Joint sitting
- Art. 108 — ordinary bills deadlock (not Money Bills / Constitution Amendment Bills)
Summary
Composition + Money Bill + joint sitting = baseline Parliament package for Prelims.