First session of 18th Lok Sabha likely to commence around June 15: Report
Hindustan TimesThe first session of the 18th Lok Sabha is likely to begin around June 15, sources said Friday. First session of 18th Lok Sabha likely to commence around June 15: Report The first session will commence in the third week of June with the oath-taking by the newly elected candidates as members of the House, the sources said, adding the oath-taking is likely to continue for two days, following which a new Speaker will be elected. The next day, the president will address a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, thus formally inaugurating the session, the sources added. The BJP won 240 seats in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, falling short of the halfway mark in the 543-member House, but the National Democratic Alliance together won 293 seats, which is a comfortable majority.