After 17 days, Parliament will be adjourned further after the monsoon session ends

On 13 August, both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die, ending the monsoon session of Parliament. File | Photo credit: ANI

There is speculation about a possible special session of Parliament to revive the delimitation bill, with the monsoon session yet to be adjourned or formally adjourned 17 days after the last session of the House.

On 13 August, both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die, ending the monsoon session of Parliament. However, the session has not yet formally ended. It remains technically alive and allows the government to reconvene parliament without issuing a new presidential summons.

‘Suspicion of mischief’

Congress continued to press for clarification and questioned the unusual delay. “The continued delay in prorogation is puzzling and certainly leads to suspicion that some mischief is going on. The home minister does not have a very tainted two-thirds majority and is probably indulging in bluffing and bluffing,” Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh told The Hindu.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (August 27, 2026), party president Mallikarjun Kharge reiterated the party’s stand on delimitation and expansion of the Lok Sabha and insisted that the existing strength of the Lower House be frozen at 543 seats for the next 15 years.

The Congress chief also sought the implementation of legislation to reserve a third of the seats for women MPs in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. He urged Mr. Modi to hold an all-party meeting to discuss the delimitation proposals and give political parties and state governments enough time to study them before any legislation is tabled in Parliament.

Precursor for a long gap

Regardless of the opposition’s questions, there are precedents for the long delay between the end of the session and its final approval. The 2015 monsoon session was adjourned after 28 days and in 2021 the government similarly took 20 days to formally end the session.

So far, none of the allies of the ruling NDA have been picked up or asked to stay in the capital for the last-minute convening of Parliament, according to sources.

During the budget session on 17 April, the Constitution Amendment Bill was defeated in the Lok Sabha, bringing delineation to the plan to implement women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Of the 528 MPs who voted, 298 supported it and 230 were against, short of the 352 votes needed for a two-thirds majority.

Published – 30 Aug 2026 20:46 IST