Overview
- The October 7 meeting will be the Vice President’s first formal interaction with party floor leaders since he assumed charge as Rajya Sabha Chairman last month.
- Sources describe the engagement as a familiarisation exercise intended to build better working relationships with Opposition leaders ahead of the upcoming session.
- Reports differ on logistics, with one account placing the meeting at the Vice President’s residence and another citing the Parliament Annexe at 4 p.m.
- The move follows the reconstitution of 24 parliamentary panels in which 29 MPs received double memberships, mostly from the BJP, leaving Opposition concerns over representation unresolved.
- Separately, the BJP began organisational elections in Gujarat with nominations on October 3 and voting slated for Saturday, a timing some insiders interpret as a potential signal of broader party decisions.