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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- A five-year period is the standard fixed term for the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and India's medium-term economic plans under the planning framework.
- What is the constitutional basis for the five-year term of the Lok Sabha, and how can it be extended?
- Why was the legislative term changed from five to six years and back?
- Are Five-Year Plans still in operation in 2026?
- Which constitutional functionaries hold office for five years?

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A five-year period is the standard fixed term for the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and India's medium-term economic plans under the planning framework.

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1. 1 January 2015

   The Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–17) was the last in the series; the Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog on , ending the formal Five-Year Plan…

2. 1 April 2026

   Singh) made awards for 2021–26, and the Sixteenth Finance Commission (chaired by Arvind Panagariya, constituted December 2023) is mandated to recommend devol…

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In May 2024, India's Sixteenth Lok Sabha was constituted after the 2019-elected Seventeenth Lok Sabha completed its full five-year term under Article 83(2).

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