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: 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: Governments have seen alternates between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), no third front ever has become significant. In 2003, the state legislative assembly was won by the Indian National Congress and Virbhadra Singh was elected as the chief minister of the state. In the assembly elections held in December 2007, the BJP secured a landslide victory. The BJP won 41 of the 68 seats while the Congress won only 23 of the 68 seats. BJP's Prem Kumar Dhumal was sworn in as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on 30 December 2007.

paragraph_text: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major parties in the political system of Republic of India, the other being the Indian National Congress (INC). As of 2015, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament. Established in 1980, the BJP's platform is generally considered as the right - wing of the political spectrum. As of March 2017, 40 BJP leaders have held the position of a chief minister, out of which thirteen are incumbent. A chief minister is the head of government of each of the twenty - nine states and two union territories (UTs) (Delhi and Puducherry). According to the Constitution of India, at the state - level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the state legislative assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given he / she has the assembly's confidence, the chief minister's term is usually for a maximum of five years; there are no limits to the number of terms he / she can serve.

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: 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: Shobha Karandlaje (born 23 October 1966) is a politician of BJP from Karnataka, India and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing the Udupi-Chickmagalur constituency. She was a cabinet minister in the Government of Karnataka.

paragraph_text: Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2018 ← 2013 12 May 2018 (222 seats) 28 May 2018 (1 seat) 11 June 2018 (1 seat) 2023 → 224 of 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 113 seats needed for a majority Opinion polls Turnout 72.13% Majority party Minority party Third party Leader B.S. Yeddyurappa Siddaramaiah H.D. Kumaraswamy Party BJP INC JD (S) Alliance JD (S) + BSP Leader's seat Shikaripura Badami, Chamundeshwari Channapattana Seats before 44 122 40 Seats won 104 80 37 + 1 (BSP) Seat change 60 42 Popular vote 13,267,956 13,932,069 6,726,667 Percentage 36.34% 38.14% 18.3% Swing 16.3% 1.4% 1.9% Results of the election Chief Minister before election Siddaramaiah INC Elected Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, BJP H.D. Kumaraswamy JD (S) + INC

paragraph_text: The BJP, led by Narendra Modi, won 116 seats out of total 182 seats and formed the government while INC won 60 seats. BJP has been in the power in Gujarat since 1995.

paragraph_text: Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, 2017 ← 2012 9 and 14 December 2017 2022 → All 182 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly 92 seats needed for a majority Turnout 68.41% Majority party Minority party Leader Vijay Rupani Bharatsinh Solanki Party BJP INC Alliance INC+ Leader since 2016 2015 Leader's seat Rajkot West Did not contest Last election 115 61 Seats won 99 77 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 1, 47, 24,427 1, 24, 38,937 Percentage 49.1% 41.4% Swing 1.2% 2.5% Election result map Chief Minister before election Vijay Rupani BJP Chief Minister Vijay Rupani BJP

paragraph_text: An analysis of the result showed that the BJP lost 9 seats with very small margin against the Congress. If 6730 votes had switched over from the Congress to the BJP, the BJP could have won 113 seats. Similarly, the Congress would have needed a minimum of 1, 25,608 votes to switch over to its side for it to increase its tally from 78 to 113.

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: N Ramchander Rao started his legal practice in Hyderabad in 1985. In 2014, he was elected as a member of the Bar Council of India. He has also been BJP's Chief Spokesperson and the General Secretary of undivided Andhra Pradesh State.

paragraph_text: The union cabinet headed by the prime minister is appointed by the President of India to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive. Union cabinet is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha as per article 75 (3) of the Constitution of India. The prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of a majority in the Lok Sabha and shall resign if they are unable to prove majority when instructed by the president.

paragraph_text: The BJP's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, formed in 1951 by Syama Prasad Mookerjee. After the State of Emergency in 1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the incumbent Congress party in the 1977 general election. After three years in power, the Janata party dissolved in 1980 with the members of the erstwhile Jana Sangh reconvening to form the BJP. Although initially unsuccessful, winning only two seats in the 1984 general election, it grew in strength on the back of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. Following victories in several state elections and better performances in national elections, the BJP became the largest party in the parliament in 1996; however, it lacked a majority in the lower house of Parliament, and its government lasted only 13 days.

paragraph_text: Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi (2 August 1931 – 5 April 2015) was an Indian politician who was a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Rajasthan. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was cabinet minister in earlier state BJP ministries with responsibilities of important portfolios.

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

paragraph_text: Ramdas Agarwal (17 March 1937 – 26 January 2017) was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was a member of the Parliament of India representing Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament.

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: 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

Question: How many seats does BJP have in the organization that the Prime Minister of India is responsible to?
Answer: 282 seats