When a bill is referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament, it has to be passed by

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Correct answer: a simple majority of members present and voting. As per Article 108. The President of India can call for a joint sitting if the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha disagree on a bill). In the case of a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, the bill is required to be passed by a simple majority of the members present and voting. It is extraordinary machinery provided by the Constitution to resolve a deadlock between the two Houses over the passage of a bill:- 1. If the bill is rejected by the other House; 2. If the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the bill; or 3. If more than six months have elapsed from the date of the receipt of the bill by the other House without the bill being passed by it.  Joint sitting applies only to ordinary and financial bills, not money bills or constitutional amendment bills.  If the bill (under dispute) has already lapsed due to the dissolution of the Lok Sabha, no joint sitting can be summoned. But, the joint sitting can be held if the Lok Sabha is dissolved after the President has notified his intention to s

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