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 The Lok Sabha has 543 elected members (Plus two Anglo – Indian nominated

members).
 To have a majority, a party should have at least half the number i.e 272

members or more.

 The opposition in Parliament is formed by all the Political parties that oppose
the majority party.

 The largest among these Political parties is called the opposition party.

 The Prime Minister of India is the leader of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha.
 The Prime Minister selects a group of persons who work together to

implement the laws, They are called Ministers, example – Health, Education,

Finance.
 Coalition government – when a single Political party does not get the required

majority it joins other Political parties to form the government.