Topic
Lok Sabha
Rule 198 Needs 50 Members and Notice by 10.00 Hours; 2018 Motion Fell 325 to 126
A no-confidence motion lets Lok Sabha members test the Council of Ministers. Rule 198 sets a 10.00 hours notice deadline, a fifty-member threshold and a ten-day limit before the motion is taken up.
Lok Sabha Defeats Bill to Lift Seat Cap From 550 to 850, Leaving 1976 Freeze in Place
The 1976 freeze ties Lok Sabha seat allocation to 1971 figures until post-2026 census data is published. A bill to raise the seat cap to 850 failed in April.
