Who Will Get Lok Sabha Speaker Post? Big Question After Modi 3.0 Signs In Sub: Polity Sec: Parliament Context: Multiple reports have claimed that kingmakers TDP and JDU are looking at the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post How Speaker Is Elected? According to the Constitution, the Speaker’s post falls vacant just before the new […]
What are Cabinet committees and why is the CCS the most important of them all? Sub: Polity Sec: Executive Context: While the allocation of portfolios is likely to be known soon, it is expected that the BJP — with 240 seats in Lok Sabha — will not cede the four big portfolios of Home, Defence, […]
Special Category Question Sub: Polity Sec: Federalism Special Category Status (SCS) SCS was introduced in 1969 by the Fifth Finance Commission to assist states with historical economic or geographical disadvantages. Criteria for SCS: It was granted based on the Gadgil formula. The parameters were: Hilly Terrain; Low Population Density And/Or Sizeable Share of […]
No party wins majority: What does a coalition government mean for economic reforms in India? Sub: Polity Sec: Executive Context: The NDA has returned to power for a historic third straight term at the Centre, but the BJP itself has fallen short of the majority mark of 272. Key Highlights: Since 1991, when […]