<P> The Lok Sabha , unless sooner dissolved , continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and the expiration of the period of five years . However , while a proclamation of emergency is in operation , this period may be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending , in any case , beyond a period of six months after the proclamation has ceased to operate . </P>
<P> The Lok Sabha , unless sooner dissolved , continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and the expiration of the period of five years . However , while a proclamation of emergency is in operation , this period may be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending , in any case , beyond a period of six months after the proclamation has ceased to operate . </P>
when can the term of lok sabha be extended beyond five years
when can the term of lok sabha be extended beyond five years
while a proclamation of emergency is in operation
while a proclamation of emergency is in operation