paragraph_text: The All India Trinamool Congress (abbreviated AITC, TMC or Trinamool Congress) is an Indian political party based in West Bengal. Founded on 1 January 1998, the party is led by its founder and current Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. Prior to the 2009 general election it was the sixth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 19 seats; following the 2014 general election, it is currently the fourth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 34 seats.

paragraph_text: Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 May 2014. The Bharatiya Janata Party (of the NDA) achieved an absolute majority with 282 seats out of 543, 166 more than previous 15th Lok Sabha. Its PM candidate Narendra Modi took office on 26 May 2014 as the 14th prime minister of independent India. The first session was scheduled to be convened from June 4 to June 11, 2014. There is no leader of the opposition in the 16th Lok Sabha as the Indian Parliament rules state that a party in the Lok Sabha must have at least 10% of total seats (545) in order to be considered the opposition party. The Indian National Congress (of the UPA) could only manage 44 seats while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party from Tamil Nadu came a close third with 37 seats. Mallikarjun Kharge has been declared the leader of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha. 5 sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 16th Lok Sabha after the Indian general elections, 2014.

paragraph_text: Lok Sabha House of the People 16th Lok Sabha Emblem of India Type Type Lower house of the Parliament of India Term limits 5 years Leadership Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, BJP Since 6 June 2014 Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, AIADMK Since 13 August 2014 Leader of the House Narendra Modi, BJP Since 26 May 2014 Leader of the Opposition Vacant, as none of the opposition parties has more than 10% of the seats. Structure Seats 545 (543 elected + 2 Nominated from the Anglo - Indian Community by the President) Political groups Government coalition (335) National Democratic Alliance (335) BJP (275) SS (18) TDP (16) LJP (6) SAD (4) RLSP (3) AD (2) JD (U) (2) JKPDP (1) AINRC (1) NPF (1) NPP (1) PMK (1) SDF (1) Speaker, BJP (1) Nominated, BJP (2) Opposition Parties (210) United Progressive Alliance (49) INC (45) IUML (2) KC (M) (1) RSP (1) Janata Parivar Parties (6) RJD (2) INLD (2) JD (S) (2) Unaligned Parties (144) AIADMK (37) AITC (33) BJD (20) TRS (11) CPI (M) (9) YSRCP (9) NCP (6) SP (5) AAP (4) AIUDF (3) JMM (2) AIMIM (1) CPI (1) JKNC (1) SWP (1) JAP (1) Others (11) Independents (3) Vacant (8) Elections Voting system First past the post Last election 7 April -- 12 May 2014 Next election April -- May 2019 Motto धर्मचक्रपरिवर्तनाय Meeting place Lok Sabha Chambers, Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India Website loksabha.gov.in

paragraph_text: Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Panchmahal constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.

paragraph_text: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha conducts the business in house; and decides whether a bill is a money bill or not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for their unruly behavior by suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice as per the rules. The Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. The date of election of the speaker is fixed by the President. Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the speaker. The speaker also presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. The counterpart of the Speaker in the Rajya Sabha is the Chairman, who is the Vice President of India. In the warrant of precedence, the speaker of Lok Sabha comes next only to The Deputy Prime Minister of India. Speaker has the sixth rank in the political executive of India

paragraph_text: Lok Sabha House of the People 16th Lok Sabha Emblem of India Type Type Lower house of the Parliament of India Term limits 5 years Leadership Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, BJP Since 6 June 2014 Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, AIADMK Since 13 August 2014 Leader of the House Narendra Modi, BJP Since 26 May 2014 Leader of the Opposition Vacant, as none of the opposition parties has more than 10% of seats. Since 26 May 2014 Structure Seats 545 (543 elected + 2 Nominated from the Anglo - Indian Community by the President) Political groups Government coalition (313) National Democratic Alliance (313) BJP (270) SS (18) LJP (6) SAD (4) RLSP (3) AD (2) JD (U) (2) JKPDP (1) AINRC (1) NPP (1) PMK (1) SDF (1) Speaker, BJP (1) Nominated, BJP (2) Opposition Parties (232) United Progressive Alliance (53) INC (48) IUML (2) JD (S) (1) KC (M) (1) RSP (1) Janata Parivar Parties (5) RJD (3) INLD (2) Unaligned Parties (163) AIADMK (37) AITC (34) BJD (20) TDP (16) TRS (11) CPI (M) (9) YSRCP (9) SP (7) NCP (6) AAP (4) AIUDF (3) JMM (2) AIMIM (1) CPI (1) JKNC (1) SWP (1) JAP (L) (1) Others (11) Independents (3) Vacant (8) Elections Voting system First past the post Last election 7 April -- 12 May 2014 Next election April -- May 2019 Motto धर्मचक्रपरिवर्तनाय Meeting place Lok Sabha Chambers, Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India Website loksabha.gov.in

paragraph_text: Dajisaheb Chavan was among the early members of the All-India Peasants' and Workers' Party (शेतकरी कामगार पक्ष), a party founded in 1947 as an offshoot of the dominant Indian National Congress. He was elected from Karad seat to Lok Sabha in 1957 as the party's candidate, defeating Swami Ramanand Bharati of Congress. He left the party in 1960 to join Congress. He represented the seat in Lok Sabha until his death in 1973, winning elections in 1962, 1967 and 1971 elections as Congress candidate.

paragraph_text: Inder Jit Malhotra (17 March 1929 – 24 March 1993) was a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, representing the constituency of Jammu. A member of the Indian National Congress party, he served in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th formations of the Lok Sabha from 1959 until he retired from office in 1977 from Kathua and Jammu. Prior to 1967, he was elected by the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir to represent Jammu as a Member of Parliament. Direct elections for parliamentary seats by Jammu and Kashmir constituents began in 1967, when the 4th Lok Sabha was formed.

paragraph_text: Lok Sabha House of the People 16th Lok Sabha Emblem of India Type Type Lower house of the Parliament of India Term limits 5 years Leadership Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, BJP Since 6 June 2014 Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, AIADMK Since 13 August 2014 Leader of the House Narendra Modi, BJP Since 26 May 2014 Leader of the Opposition Vacant, as none of the opposition parties has more than 10% of the seats. Structure Seats 545 (543 elected + 2 Nominated from the Anglo - Indian Community by the President) Political groups Government coalition (335) National Democratic Alliance (335) BJP (275) SS (18) TDP (16) LJP (6) SAD (4) RLSP (3) AD (2) JD (U) (2) JKPDP (1) AINRC (1) NPF (1) NPP (1) PMK (1) SDF (1) Speaker, BJP (1) Nominated, BJP (2) Opposition Parties (210) United Progressive Alliance (50) INC (46) IUML (2) KC (M) (1) RSP (1) Janata Parivar Parties (6) RJD (2) INLD (2) JD (S) (2) Unaligned Parties (144) AIADMK (37) AITC (33) BJD (20) TRS (11) CPI (M) (9) YSRCP (9) NCP (6) SP (5) AAP (4) AIUDF (3) JMM (2) AIMIM (1) CPI (1) JKNC (1) SWP (1) JAP (1) Others (10) Independents (3) Vacant (7) Elections Voting system First past the post Last election 7 April -- 12 May 2014 Next election April -- May 2019 Motto धर्मचक्रपरिवर्तनाय Meeting place Lok Sabha Chambers, Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India Website loksabha.gov.in

paragraph_text: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

paragraph_text: Valsad Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Bulsar Lok Sabha constituency) () is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India. This seat is considered a bellwether seat in India. It is believed that the party which wins this seat will form the central government.

paragraph_text: General elections were held in India in April -- May 1996 to elect the members of the 11th Lok Sabha. The result of the election was a hung parliament, which would see three Prime Ministers in two years and force the country back to the polls in 1998. Atal Bihari Vajpayee of Bharatiya Janta Party, single largest party to win this election, winning 67 more seats than previous 10th Lok Sabha, formed the government which lasted for only 16 days.

paragraph_text: He was elected to the 4th Lok Sabha and 5th Lok Sabha from Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1967 and 1971 respectively as a member of Indian National Congress.

paragraph_text: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections. Serving for a term of five years, the Speaker chosen from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha, and is by convention a member of the ruling party or alliance.

paragraph_text: Gondia Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was in existence during Lok Sabha elections of 1962 for the 3rd Lok Sabha. It was abolished from next 1967 Lok Sabha elections. It was reserved for Scheduled Caste candidate.

paragraph_text: Odisha Legislative Assembly ଓଡ଼ିଶା ବିଧାନ ସଭା 15th Assembly Type Type Unicameral Leadership Speaker Pradeep Amat, BJD Since 26 May 2014 Sananda Marndi, BJD Since 16 June 2014 Leader of the House Naveen Patnaik, BJD Leader of the Opposition Narasingha Mishra, INC Structure Seats 147 Political groups BJD: 117 seats INC: 15 seats BJP: 10 seats SKD: 1 seat CPI (M): 1 seat Independent: 2 seats Vacant: 1 seat (Bijepur) Elections Voting system First - past - the - post Last election 2014 Meeting place Vidhan Sabha Website http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/

paragraph_text: Lok Sabha House of the People 16th Lok Sabha Emblem of India Type Type Lower house of the Parliament of India Term limits 5 years Leadership Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, BJP Since 6 June 2014 Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, AIADMK Since 13 August 2014 Leader of the House Narendra Modi, BJP Since 26 May 2014 Leader of the Opposition Vacant, as none of the opposition parties has more than 10% of the seats. Structure Seats 545 (543 elected + 2 Nominated from the Anglo - Indian Community by the President) Political groups Government coalition (334) National Democratic Alliance (334) BJP (274) SS (18) TDP (16) LJP (6) SAD (4) RLSP (3) AD (2) JD (U) (2) JKPDP (1) AINRC (1) NPF (1) NPP (1) PMK (1) SDF (1) Speaker, BJP (1) Nominated, BJP (2) Opposition Parties (211) United Progressive Alliance (50) INC (46) IUML (2) KC (M) (1) RSP (1) Janata Parivar Parties (6) RJD (2) INLD (2) JD (S) (2) Unaligned Parties (144) AIADMK (37) AITC (33) BJD (20) TRS (11) CPI (M) (9) YSRCP (9) NCP (6) SP (5) AAP (4) AIUDF (3) JMM (2) AIMIM (1) CPI (1) JKNC (1) SWP (1) JAP (1) Others (11) Independents (3) Vacant (8) Elections Voting system First past the post Last election 7 April -- 12 May 2014 Next election April -- May 2019 Motto धर्मचक्रपरिवर्तनाय Meeting place Lok Sabha Chambers, Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India Website loksabha.gov.in

paragraph_text: The results were declared on 16 May 2014, fifteen days before the 15th Lok Sabha completed its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014. The counting exercise was held at 989 counting centres. The National Democratic Alliance won a sweeping victory, taking 336 seats. The BJP itself won 31.0% of all votes and 282 (51.9%) of all seats, while NDA's combined vote share was 38.5%. BJP and its allies won the right to form the largest majority government since the 1984 general election, and it was the first time since that election that a party has won enough seats to govern without the support of other parties. The United Progressive Alliance, led by the Indian National Congress, won 60 seats, 44 (8.1%) of which were won by the Congress, that won 19.3% of all votes. It was the Congress party's worst defeat in a general election. In order to become the official opposition party in India, a party must gain 10% of the seats (54 seats) in the Lok Sabha; however, the Indian National Congress was unable to attain this number. Due to this fact, India remains without an official opposition party.

paragraph_text: Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (27 November 1888 – 27 February 1956) popularly known as Dadasaheb was an independence activist, the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. His son Purushottam Mavalankar was later elected to the Lok Sabha twice from Gujarat.

paragraph_text: Parliament of India Emblem of India Type Type Bicameral Houses Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha History Founded 26 January 1950 (68 years ago) (1950 - 01 - 26) Preceded by Constituent Assembly of India Leadership President Ram Nath Kovind Since 25 July 2017 Chairman of Rajya Sabha (Vice President) Venkaiah Naidu Since 11 August 2017 Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha P.J. Kurien, INC Since 21 August 2012 Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan, BJP Since 6 June 2014 Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha M. Thambidurai, AIADMK Since 13 August 2014 Leader of the House (Lok Sabha) Narendra Modi, BJP Since 26 May 2014 Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha) Arun Jaitley, BJP Since 2 June 2014 Structure Seats 790 245 Members of Rajya Sabha 545 Members of Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha political groups NDA (Majority) UPA Lok Sabha political groups NDA (Majority) UPA Elections Rajya Sabha voting system Single transferable vote Lok Sabha voting system First past the post Rajya Sabha last election 21 July and 08 August 2017 Lok Sabha last election 7 April -- 12 May 2014 Rajya Sabha next election 16 January, 23 March and 21 June 2018 Lok Sabha next election April -- May 2019 Meeting place Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India Website parliamentofindia.nic.in Constitution Constitution of India

Question: How many seats does bjp have in the political body responsible for electing the speaker of lok sabha?
Answer: 282 seats