How are Lok Sabha seats allotted to parties with less than 5 members?

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The Lok Sabha speaker allots seats to smaller parties (with less than 5 members) and independents as per their discretion. They take into account established principles like the member’s standing in Parliament (Seniority etc.) or prominence in public life.

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This is the reason why MPs like H D Deve Gowda & Mulayam Singh Yadav were given front row seats even though their respective parties did not have the required numbers.

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