Built in front of the old parliament, the new four-storey building - built at an estimated cost of 9.7bn rupees ($117.1m, £94.2m) - is much bigger and has the capacity to seat 1,272 MPs.

PM Modi dedicated the new Parliament ... building of the Parliament, there is a provision for the sitting of 543 Members in the Lok Sabha and 250 in the Rajya Sabha. Keeping in view the future ...

The new parliament building is part of the government's ambitious Central Vista project in Delhi to replace colonial-era government buildings. Built in front of the old parliament, the new four ...