Days after the Trinamool Congress suffered a major split in the West Bengal Assembly, the party appears to be staring at a possible exodus of its parliamentarians.
In a move that signals a “back to basics” strategy for the Trinamool Congress (TMC), party supremo Mamata Banerjee has reappointed veteran leader Kalyan Banerjee as the party’s Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha. The decision, announced during a high-stakes internal meeting at Mamata’s Kalighat residence on Thursday, marks a definitive shift in the party’s parliamentary management as it navigates a turbulent political landscape following the 2026 electoral setbacks.
The Women’s Reservation Act, 2023 (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), which provides a 33% reservation for women in the Parliament and state legislatures, came into force on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 4pm vote in the Lok Sabha which is discussing on the amendments to operationalise it.
Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have rejected a notice submitted by 193 Opposition MPs across both Houses seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. No specific reasons were cited for the rejection.
The Indian government is discussing a massive update to how the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) works. Instead of the current 543 seats, the number could jump to 816 seats.
The main goal? To finally put the Women’s Reservation Act into action by the 2029 elections without waiting for a new population count (census).
Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends, with the Rajya Sabha returning the legislation to Lok Sabha.
The Lok Sabha, on the first day of the Winter Session on Monday (December 1, 2025), passed a Bill to replace an ordinance which implemented reforms in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Manipur, amid disruptions and Opposition protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine States and three Union Territories
“Parliament is not a place for drama; it is a place for delivery,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday in his customary remarks ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament. “For some time now, our Parliament is being used either as a warm-up arena for elections or as an outlet for frustration after defeat,” Mr. Modi went on to allege, referring to the Opposition.
