Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was, on 15 May 1952, elected the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha after the first general elections in independent India. Earlier, he held the positions of the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly and then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India.

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Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was, on 15 May 1952, elected the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha after the first general elections in independent India. Earlier, he held the positions of the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly and then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India.

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. It meets in continuous sessions, and unlike the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, is not subject to dissolution. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

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The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. It meets in continuous sessions, and unlike the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, is not subject to dissolution. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

According to Article 56 of Indian Constitution, the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office. The same article states that the President may, for violation of the Constitution, be removed from office by impeachment in the manner provided in article 61.

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According to Article 56 of Indian Constitution, the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office. The same article states that the President may, for violation of the Constitution, be removed from office by impeachment in the manner provided in article 61.

The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by focusing attention on public issues. It offers an easy solution to the problem of political obligation. The citizens obey the law, as it rests on their will to obey. The whole process of lawmaking serves to obliterate the distinction between the law-giver and the law- receiver.

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The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by focusing attention on public issues. It offers an easy solution to the problem of political obligation. The citizens obey the law, as it rests on their will to obey. The whole process of lawmaking serves to obliterate the distinction between the law-giver and the law- receiver.

The Parliamentary system of government refers to “a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature.” That means it is a kind of democracy where the executive and legislature are inter-connected and the former obtains its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature

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The Parliamentary system of government refers to “a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature.” That means it is a kind of democracy where the executive and legislature are inter-connected and the former obtains its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature