On 13 of May 1952, a new milestone was reached in the evolution of parliamentary democracy in India. It was on this day that representatives of the people, elected through the First General Elections in Independent India’s history, met for the first time as members of the House of the People, renamed later as Lok Sabha. The Council of States, renamed later as Rajya Sabha, also met separately on the same day. Ever since, the Indian Parliament has been the ...