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13th Lok Sabha

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13th Lok Sabha

The 13th Lok Sabha (10 October 1999 – 6 February 2004) is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha (House of the People, or lower house in the Parliament of India). It was convened after Indian general election, 1999 held during September–October 1999 and continued until June 2004, when the 14th Lok Sabha was convened.

Contents

This majority group in the Lok Sabha during this period was the National Democratic Alliance, a rightist group led by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The NDA, under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee completed its term till the next general elections of May 2004.

Important members

  • Speaker:
  • G. M. C. Balayogi from 22 October 1999 to 3 March 2002
  • Manohar Joshi from 10 May 2002 to 2 June 2004
  • Deputy Speaker:
  • P M Sayeed from 27 October 1999 to 2 June 2004
  • Secretary General:
  • G C Malhotra from 14 July 1999 to 28 July 2005
  • Leader of the House
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee (13 October 1999 to 6 February 2004)
  • Leader of the Opposition
  • Sonia Gandhi(13 October 1999 to 6 February 2004)
  • Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
  • Pramod Mahajan (13 October 1999 to 29 January 2003)
  • Sushma Swaraj (29 January 2003 to 22 May 2004)

    • List of members by state

    Source:

    Madhya Pradesh

    BJP: 29/40 seats. Congress: 11 seats.

    References

    13th Lok Sabha Wikipedia
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