8th Lok Sabha
The 8th Lok Sabha ran from 31 December 1984 to 27 November 1989. Politicians were elected in December 1984, taking office by the end of the month. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the bicameral Parliament of India. 9 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 8th Lok Sabha after the Indian general election, in 1984.
Rajiv Gandhi of Indian National Congress continued as Prime Minister till 2 December 1989. In this 8th Lok Sabha, INC party had 30 more seats than previous 7th Lok Sabha.
The next 9th Lok Sabha was formed on 2 December 1989, after the 1989 Indian general election.
Important members
- Speaker:
- *Balram Jakhar from 16 January 1985 to 18 December 1989
- Deputy Speaker:
- *M. Thambi Durai from 22 January 1985 to 27 November 1989
- Secretary General:
- *Subhash C Kashyap from 31 December 1983 to 20 August 1990
List of members by political party
| S.No. | Party Name | Number of MPs |
| 1 | Indian National Congress | 426 |
| 2 | Telugu Desam Party | 30 |
| 3 | Communist Party of India | 23 |
| 4 | Janata Party | 16 |
| 5 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 12 |
| 6 | Independent | 9 |
| 7 | Akali Dal | 7 |
| 8 | Asom Gana Parishad | 7 |
| 9 | Communist Party of India | 6 |
| 10 | Congress | 5 |
| 11 | Lok Dal | 4 |
| 12 | Unattached | 4 |
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 3 |
| 14 | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 |
| 15 | All India Forward Bloc | 2 |
| 16 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 |
| 17 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 |
| 18 | Kerala Congress | 2 |
| 19 | Indian Union Muslim League | 2 |
| 20 | Nominated | 2 |