The 8th Lok Sabha ran from 31 December 1984 to 27 November 1989. Politicians were elected in December 1984, taking office by the end of the month. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the bicameral Parliament of India. 9 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 8th Lok Sabha after the Indian general election, in 1984.Rajiv Gandhi of Indian National Congress continued as Prime Minister till 2 December 1989. In this 8th Lok Sabha, INC party had 30 more seats than previous 7th Lok Sabha.
The next 9th Lok Sabha was formed on 2 December 1989, after the 1989 Indian general election.
Important members Speaker: Balram Jakhar from 16 January 1985 to 18 December 1989 Deputy Speaker: M. Thambi Durai from 22 January 1985 to 27 November 1989 Secretary General: Subhash C Kashyap from 31 December 1983 to 20 August 1990
List of members by political party
Members of the political party in 8th Lok Sabha are given below: S.No.Party nameNumber of MPs1Indian National Congress (INC)4262Telugu Desam Party (TDP)303Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))234Janata Party (Janata Party)165All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)126Independent (Ind.)97Akali Dal (Akali Dal)78Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)79Communist Party of India (CPI)610Congress (S) (Congress (S))511Lok Dal(Lok Dal)412Unattached (Unattached)413Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN)314Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP)315All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)216Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)217Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)218Kerala Congress (M) (KC(M))219Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)220Nominated (NM)2
References
External links
Lok Sabha website