<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election . The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India . The results of the election were declared on 16 May 2014 . The Bharatiya Janata Party (of the NDA) achieved an absolute majority with 282 seats out of 543, 166 more than previous 15th Lok Sabha . Its PM candidate Narendra Modi took office on 26 May 2014 as the 14th prime minister of independent India . The first session was scheduled to be convened from June 4 to June 11, 2014 . There is no leader of the opposition in the 16th Lok Sabha as the Indian Parliament rules state that a party in the Lok Sabha must have at least 10% of total seats (545) in order to be considered the opposition party . The Indian National Congress (of the UPA) could only manage 44 seats while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party from Tamil Nadu came a close third with 37 seats . Mallikarjun Kharge has been declared the leader of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha. 5 sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 16th Lok Sabha after the Indian general elections, 2014 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Speaker: Sumitra Mahajan, BJP </Li> <Li> Deputy Speaker: M. Thambidurai, AIADMK </Li> <Li> Leader of the House: Narendra Modi, BJP </Li> <Li> Leader of the Opposition: None, as no opposition party received 10% membership of the House . The single largest opposition party currently it is the Indian National Congress, with 48 seats . </Li> <Li> Secretary General: Snehlata Shrivastava </Li> </Ul>

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