<P> India has an asymmetric federal government , with elected officials at the federal , state and local levels . At the national level , the head of government , Prime Minister , is elected by members of the Lok Sabha , the lower house of the parliament of India . The elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India . All members of the Lok Sabha , except two who can be nominated by the President of India , are directly elected through general elections which take place every five years , in normal circumstances , by universal adult suffrage and a first - past - the - post system . Members of the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Indian parliament , are elected by elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and the Electoral college for the Union Territories of India . </P>
<P> India has an asymmetric federal government , with elected officials at the federal , state and local levels . At the national level , the head of government , Prime Minister , is elected by members of the Lok Sabha , the lower house of the parliament of India . The elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India . All members of the Lok Sabha , except two who can be nominated by the President of India , are directly elected through general elections which take place every five years , in normal circumstances , by universal adult suffrage and a first - past - the - post system . Members of the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Indian parliament , are elected by elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and the Electoral college for the Union Territories of India . </P>
who decides the date of general election in india
who decides the date of general election in india
by universal adult suffrage and a first - past - the - post system
by universal adult suffrage and a first - past - the - post system