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Centre May Call Special Parliament Session Before Winter Session to Push Key Bills
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News18•16-10-2026, 10:53
Centre May Call Special Parliament Session Before Winter Session to Push Key Bills
- •The central government is reportedly preparing to summon a special session of Parliament this month before the winter session.
- •Bills related to women reservation and delimitation are expected to be reintroduced during this session.
- •The government needs a special majority for constitutional amendments and is currently in talks with parties like DMK and smaller regional factions to muster support.
- •On April 17, similar constitutional amendment bills faced a setback in the Lok Sabha due to lack of the necessary majority.
- •An official announcement regarding the exact dates and agenda of the special session is still awaited.
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The central government is preparing to reintroduce constitutional amendment bills related to women's reservation and delimitation during the special session.
To pass a constitutional amendment, a two-thirds special majority of the members present and voting in both houses is required.
The government is in touch with Tamil Nadu's DMK and other smaller parties, as well as the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar), to garner the necessary support.
