Indian Polity • Parliament & ExecutiveEasy
Which Article of the Constitution empowers the President to summon, prorogue, or dissolve the Lok Sabha?
A. Article 83
B. Article 85✓ Correct Answer
C. Article 86
D. Article 88
💡 Solution & Explanation
Article 85 of the Indian Constitution grants the President the power to summon each House of Parliament at intervals ensuring that six months do not elapse between its last sitting in one session and the first sitting in the next, as well as to prorogue and dissolve the Lok Sabha. Other articles like Article 83 deal with the duration of Houses of Parliament, while Article 88 concerns the rights of ministers and the Attorney General as respects the Houses.
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