evidence: New Parliament House [edit]A new triangular-shaped building to house the Parliament of India was built beside the existing structure as the first building under the project. The new structure is spread on area of 20,866 metres (68,458 ft) and have a built-up area of 694,270 sq ft (64,500 m2), throughout four floors (16,125 m2 (173,570 sq ft) each floor) and have a larger seating capacity than the current building as India aims to expand its parliament in 2026. The new Rajya Sabha hall has a capacity of 384 seats while the new Lok Sabha hall has 888 seats, with additional capacity up to 1272 seats for hosting joint sessions. It has digital interface systems, will consume significantly less power and serve for following 150 years[25] while the older structure will be retained as an archeological asset of the country and will be refurbished to house a museum.[26] Tata Projects won the bid to construct the building at a cost of ₹861.90 cr (₹8619 million) in September 2020 [27] and began construction in January 2021. It was inaugurated on 28 May 2023 by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. [...] - Sep 2020: Tata Projects Ltd won the construction work of New Parliament Building for ₹862 cr by the CPWD. [...] - ^ "Tata Projects Ltd Wins Bid to Construct New Parliament Building: Officials". The Wire. Retrieved 17 February 2021.