Overview
- Officials say the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has not fixed final dates and the session is expected to run about three weeks but could be shorter than the usual four-week pattern.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla must rule on requests by 20 TMC MPs and six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs to be recognised as separate groups, a decision that will affect seating, speaking rights and committee slots.
- The ruling National Democratic Alliance’s numbers have strengthened in the Rajya Sabha after recent oathings and follow BJP wins in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry, changing strategic calculations for floor votes.
- The government is reported to be redrafting a Constitution amendment to raise the number of Lok Sabha seats and is said to be considering a uniform 50 percent increase for all states after the earlier bill that also included women’s reservation was defeated.
- Watch for regional pushback and practical effects if seats rise: southern states have voiced objections, changes would alter state representation in Parliament, and committee workload and resource allocation could shift as a result.