Parliament of India
Bicameral legislature of India
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| 2024 | INC parliamentarians proposed an unsuccessful amendment to the women's reservation bill to facilitate its implementation. |
| 2024 | The 106th Constitutional Amendment was passed, establishing women's reservation in legislative bodies. |
| 2024 | Union Minister Amit Shah announces that a census will be carried out after the Lok Sabha elections to implement the women's reservation bill, with delimitation to follow soon after the polls. |
| 2024 | AIMEP again unsuccessfully contested in the parliamentary elections. |
| 2024 | AIMEP fielded candidate Mr. Johnson in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha election, who received 515 votes against Asaduddin Owaisi's 661,981 votes. |
| June 24 2024 | Jagat Prakash Nadda becomes the incumbent Rajya Sabha Leader representing Gujarat |
| June 24 2024 | Piyush Goyal concludes his term as Rajya Sabha Leader |
| 2023 | Kukiland movement resurfaced following Manipur violence, with Kuki State Demand Committee and Kuki National Army demanding a separate state covering 60% of Manipur's area. |
| 2023 | Bhil people and political parties raised demands for a separate Bhil Pradesh state, covering districts with Bhili-speaking majorities. |
| 2023 | TAI Ahom Yuba Parishad Assam (TAYPA) organized a protest demanding a separate Ahomland state |
| 2023 | Kargil Democratic Alliance and Leh Apex Body rallied for Ladakh statehood, and Sonam Wangchuk went on a hunger strike |
| December 2023 | Both houses of Parliament passed the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill to extend women's reservation in Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir union territories. |
| December 2023 | Additional 78 MPs, mostly from the INDI alliance, were suspended a week after the security breach for continued protests about the parliament security incident. |
| December 21 2023 | 3 Members of Parliament were suspended from Lok Sabha. |
| December 20 2023 | 2 Members of Parliament were suspended from Lok Sabha. |
| December 19 2023 | 49 Members of Parliament were suspended from Lok Sabha. |
| December 18 2023 | 78 Members of Parliament were suspended from both houses, with 33 from Lok Sabha and 45 from Rajya Sabha. |
| December 14 2023 | Mass suspension of MPs following the security breach: Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien and 13 MPs from Congress and DMK were suspended until December 22 for protesting and demanding answers about the security incident. |
| December 14 2023 | 14 Members of Parliament were suspended from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including 13 from Lok Sabha and 1 from Rajya Sabha. |
| December 13 2023 | Two intruders named Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D entered the Lok Sabha chamber of the Indian Parliament from the public gallery. One jumped onto the MPs' tables and released a yellow smoke canister, while Amol Shinde and Neelam Devi chanted slogans, causing chaos and leading to an immediate session adjournment. |
| December 13 2023 | 146 opposition parliament members were suspended (95 from Lok Sabha, 46 from Rajya Sabha) for allegedly causing disorder during the incident, a move later condemned by Human Rights Watch. |
| December 13 2023 | Rashtriya Loktantrik Party founder Hanuman Beniwal and other MPs caught and overpowered the intruders, with Beniwal later criticizing the BJP government for a 'big security lapse' and demanding a thorough investigation. |
| December 13 2023 | Vishal Sharma and Lalit Jha were arrested outside the Parliament building for similar disruptive activities during the breach. |
| September 28 2023 | President Droupadi Murmu signed the bill and published the gazette notification, officially enacting the One Hundred and Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India, with reservations to be implemented after the first delimitation in 2026. |
| September 21 2023 | Women's Reservations Bill, 2023 was passed in parliament, with the goal of implementation set for 2047. |
| September 21 2023 | Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the bill with 214 votes in favor and no opposition, further solidifying the legislation's broad political support. |
| September 20 2023 | Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah announced that census and delimitation exercise will be conducted after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in relation to the Women's Reservation Bill. |
| September 20 2023 | Lok Sabha passed the bill with overwhelming support, receiving 454 votes in favor and only two against, marking a significant milestone for women's political representation. |
| September 19 2023 | First house proceedings commenced in the new Parliament building during a special session. On the same day, the Women's Reservations Bill, 2023 was introduced in the parliament. |
| September 19 2023 | The new Parliament House was first used for official business during a special parliamentary session. |
| September 19 2023 | Formal parliamentary proceedings commenced in the newly inaugurated building on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. |
| September 19 2023 | The Women's Reservation Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha during a special session of Parliament, aiming to allocate 33 percent of seats to women in directly elected legislative bodies. |
| September 19 2023 | First parliamentary session held in the New Parliament building. |
| June 8 2023 | India's foreign minister S. Jaishankar responded to international concerns, stating that the mural depicts the spread of the Ashoka empire and represents responsible governance. |
| June 6 2023 | Bangladesh's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam announced that his government is seeking clarification from India regarding the controversial mural. |
| June 1 2023 | Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch expressed concern about statements linking the mural to 'Akhand Bharat'. |
| May 30 2023 | Former Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli criticized the mural depicting 'Akhand Bharat' in the new parliament building, calling it unfair. |
| May 28 2023 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament Building in New Delhi, featuring enhanced capacity for 888 members in the Lok Sabha and 300 in the Rajya Sabha, symbolizing India's commitment to strengthening democratic institutions. |
| May 20 2023 | Construction of the entire Parliament House project was fully completed. |
| August 28 2022 | The main structure of the new Parliament is completed. |
| July 18 2022 | The Lok Sabha secretariat released a booklet of unparliamentary words and expressions before the start of the Monsoon session, establishing guidelines for acceptable language in parliamentary debates. |
| July 11 2022 | A statue of the country's national emblem is unveiled on the top of the new Parliament building. |
| March 28 2022 | GJM permanently dropped its Gorkhaland statehood demand |
| July 14 2021 | Piyush Goyal becomes Rajya Sabha Leader representing Maharashtra |
| July 6 2021 | Thawar Chand Gehlot ends his term as Rajya Sabha Leader |
| January 2021 | Construction of the Parliament House building commenced, involving material sourcing from across India including sandstone from Rajasthan, teak wood from Maharashtra, and carpets from Uttar Pradesh. |
| January 2021 | The Supreme Court of India cleared the Central Vista Redevelopment Project with environmental considerations, allowing construction work to proceed on the new parliament building. |
| January 19 2021 | Supreme Court granted an interim bail to Nowhera Shaik, ordering her to clear liabilities of complainants in pending cases within six weeks. |
| 2020 | IkkJutt Jammu was launched, demanding separation of Jammu Division and granting it statehood. |
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