President Pranab Mukerjee Dissolves 15th Lok Sabha Sunday May 18,2014

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday May 18,2014 dissolved the 15th Lok Sabha with immediate effect, completing a formality before the constitution of the new House. 

The President accepted the advice of the Cabinet and signed the Order dissolving the 15th Lok Sabha in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sub-clause (b) of Clause (2) Article 85 of the Constitution, Rashtrapati Bhavan press secretary Venu Rajamony said. 

The outgoing Union Cabinet, in its last meeting on Saturday under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, had advised the President to dissolve the 15th Lok Sabha with immediate effect.

After this, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath had called upon the President and handed over a decision of Cabinet with the recommendation.

The Election Commission of India(ECI)will now be submitting the list of newly elected members of the 16th Lok Sabha to the President