14th Lok Sabha


The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry. Indian National Congress lead United Progressive Alliance won 62 more seats than previous 13th Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India. 8 sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 14th Lok Sabha after the 2004 Indian general election.
The next 15th Lok Sabha was convened after 2009 Indian general election.

Important members

On 12 December 2005, the Star TV news channel telecast the sting operation Operation Duryodhana, in which 11 Members of Parliament, 10 from Lok Sabha and 1 from Rajya Sabha, were apparently caught on video receiving cash inducements in return for raising questions in the Parliament. Following swift inquiries by the Ethics Committee of Rajya Sabha and a Special Committee of the Lok Sabha the members were found guilty and the motion for their expulsion was adopted in respective Houses.
On 23 December 2005, the following 10 members were ousted from the 14th Lok Sabha as per the adoption of the motion calling for their expulsion:
  1. Narendra Kushwaha – Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
  2. Annasaheb M. K. Patil – Erandol, Maharashtra
  3. Y. G. Mahajan – Jalgaon, Maharashtra
  4. Manoj Kumar – Palamau, Jharkhand
  5. Suresh Chandel – Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
  6. Raja Ram Pal – Bilhaur, Uttar Pradesh
  7. Lal Chandra Kol – Robertsganj, Uttar Pradesh
  8. Pradeep Gandhi – Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh
  9. Chandra Pratap Singh – Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh
  10. Ramsevak Singh – Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

    List of members by political party

S.No.Party NameParty flagNumber of MPs
1Indian National Congress 141
2Bharatiya Janata Party 130
3Communist Party of India 43
4Samajwadi Party 36
5Rashtriya Janata Dal 24
6Bahujan Samaj Party 17
7Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 16
8Shiv Sena 12
9Biju Janata Dal 11
10Nationalist Congress Party 11
11Communist Party of India 10
12Shiromani Akali Dal 8
13Independent 6
14Pattali Makkal Katchi 6
15Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 5
16Telugu Desam Party 5
17Telangana Rashtra Samithi 5
18Lok Jan Shakti Party 4
19Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4
20All India Forward Bloc 3
21Janata Dal 3
22Rashtriya Lok Dal 3
23Revolutionary Socialist Party 3
24Asom Gana Parishad 2
25Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 2
26Kerala Congress 2
27All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1
28All India Trinamool Congress 2
29Bharatiya Navshakti Party 1
31Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 1
32Mizo National Front 1
33Indian Union Muslim League 1
34Nagaland Peoples Front 1
35National Loktantrik Party 1
36Republican Party of India 1
37Sikkim Democratic Front 1