The Lok Sabha chamber, which will seat the lower house of the parliament, is designed in the likeness of a peacock, India’s national bird. The Rajya Sabha chamber, which will seat the upper house, is designed to resemble the lotus – India’s national flower and also Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party’s election symbol.
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