TheParliament of Indiais the supremelegislative bodyof theRepublic of India. The Parliament is composed of thePresident of Indiaand the houses. It isbicameralwith two houses: theRajya Sabha(Council of States) and theLok Sabha(House of the People). The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of thePrime Ministerand hisUnion Council of Ministers.

Those elected or nominated (by the President) to either house of Parliament are referred to asmembers of parliament(MP). TheMembers of Parliament, Lok Sabhaaredirectly electedby the Indian public voting inSingle-member districtsand theMembers of Parliament, Rajya Sabhaare elected by the members of all of theState Legislative Assemblybyproportional representation. The Parliament has a sanctioned strength of 545 in Lok Sabha including the 2 nominees from theAnglo-IndianCommunity by thePresident, and 245 in Rajya Sabha including the 12 nominees from the expertise of different fields of science, culture, art and history. The Parliament meets atSansad BhavaninNew Delhi.