In a significant political development, opposition parties have sent a formal notice to the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha to remove Speaker Om Birla. They base this request on Article 94(c) of ...

There are a total of 543 seats in the lower house, with two nominated members— making it 545. A party defending its regime during the elections must win 50 per cent of the 543 seats— i.e., 272— to ...