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The 14th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the November general election. General election took place throughout the nation in three phases on 13, 14 and 21 November while the results to which were declared on 22 November Out of the 20 constituencies, members were elected unopposed from 15 constituencies.

Election to the Boragaon constituency of Purvanchal was cancelled due to no candidates filling their nominations, while NPC candidate Farhaz Hazarika was elected from two constituencies.

The National People's Congress was able to secure a comfortable majority after winning in 17 constituencies, while the newly formed Green Socialist Party emerged as the chief opposition party after winning in two constituencies.

On 22 November , Farhaz Hazarika, the President of the National People's Congress was elected as the Party's Leader in the Parliament, while NPC Vice-president Rory Leonard was named as the Party's Deputy Leader. As the leader of the single-largest party, Farhaz Hazarika was appointed as the Prime Minister of Vishwamitra by the Rashtradhyaksh.

Meanwhile, Green Socialist Party elected its Chairperson David Brooke as the party's leader in the parliament, while Deputy Chairperson Su Yi-An was elected as the party's deputy parliamentary leader. David Brooke was recognized as the Leader of the Opposition.

The first sitting of the 14th Parliament took place on 24 and 25 November when all elected members took the oath of office or affirmation, while the customary Address to the Parliament by the Rashtradhyaksh took place on 26 November In continuation of traditions laid forth in the 12th Parliament, a motion to nominate Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya as the Speaker of the House was moved by Prime Minister and Leader of the House Farhaz Hazarika and supported by the Leader of the Opposition David Brooke.

However, Brooke resigned from the parliament and relinquished his citizenship on 3 December after trying to coerce the Government.

Members

Party-wise distribution of seats

List of members

Important events

Vote of non-confidence against Speaker Tonna

A vote of non-confidence was moved against then Speaker Matthew Tonna on 14 February by Leader of the Opposition and SDP parliamentarian William Cooper.

This was also the first vote of no-confidence that was initiated against a senior state official. Cooper presented several claims and evidentiary documents regarding the Speaker who according to him had violated the Constitution and had remarks of transphobia (out of Vishwamitra and prior to his becoming the Speaker).

Meanwhile, Councillor Jayden Dagsa jumped to the defense of the Speaker who cited that the constitution limits its jurisdiction on citizens, while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rory Leonard reminded all about the contributions made by Matthew Tonna to the House since assuming the office of the Speaker.

Lengthy debates continued throughout the day with other parliamentarians and Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika expressing their opinion on the motion. Out of the parliament, several individuals called for Tonna to resign. Finally, Speaker Tonna issued a letter of apology for his actions and with a promise that the same shall not be repeated.

The voting on the motion began the next day, on 15 February and was due to end at 10 pm IST. Two of the opposition MPs cross voted against the motion. However, later in the evening, Speaker Matthew Tonna chose to resign from his position citing reasons and subsequently nominated Tyler Mullins as his successor, despite that needing a formal approval from the members of the House.

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