India inaugurates new parliament building

The inauguration comes just a year before the country's parliamentary elections, and Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hopes the event will impress potential voters.

India's new parliament building. Photo: Reuters

Earlier in the morning, Mr Modi held prayers outside the complex attended by top ministers. He later lit a traditional lamp inside the parliament building.

The new parliament building is the centrepiece of a $2.4 billion project that aims to erase British colonial features and build homes with a national identity.

The new parliament complex is located directly opposite the old building, a circular design built by British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker in 1927, two decades before India gained independence. The old parliament building will be converted into a museum.

In addition to modern technology, the new parliament building has a total of 1,272 seats in two chambers, nearly 500 more than the old building, with three times more space.

Hoang Nam (according to Reuters)

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