The Parliament in India is composed of

Concept

The composition of a constitutional institution is determined by the Constitution, not by its administrative offices or by the roles that assist it.

A complete description therefore includes only the constituent authorities and bodies expressly named in the relevant constitutional provision.

Application

Article 79 of the Constitution states that Parliament for the Union consists of the President and two Houses, known as the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha).

Therefore, the complete composition among the offered groupings is Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President.

Contrast

• Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha alone omit the constitutional head named in Article 79.

• The Vice-President is the ex officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha under Article 64, but is not named as a constituent of Parliament in Article 79.

• Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President reproduce the three-part composition stated in Article 79.

• The Secretariats support the two Houses administratively under Article 98; they are not constituent parts listed in Article 79.

Cross-check

Article 64 distinguishes the Vice-President's chairing role from Parliament's composition, while Article 98 separately provides secretarial staff for each House. Both provisions support the Article 79 reading.

Result

Parliament in India is composed of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President.