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Q55 (IAS/1997) Polity & Governance › Union Executive › Office of Prime Minister Answer Verified

If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the Upper House of Parliament

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The Prime Minister, if belonging to the Rajya Sabha, cannot vote in Lok Sabha proceedings because ministers who are not members of a particular House may participate in its proceedings but are not entitled to vote there [1]. A no-confidence motion is a Lok Sabha mechanism — the Lok Sabha alone controls the Council of Ministers and can express no confidence; the Rajya Sabha does not exercise this power [2]. Therefore a PM from the Upper House cannot cast a vote in the Lok Sabha on a no-confidence motion. Options 2 and 3 are incorrect because ministers may speak in either House [1]. Option 4 is incorrect as there is no rule requiring a PM who is already a Rajya Sabha member to become a Lok Sabha member within six months.

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Rights of Ministers and Attorney General > p. 239
  2. [2] Democratic Politics-I. Political Science-Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 4: WORKING OF INSTITUTIONS > Two Houses of Parliament > p. 63
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