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General elections likely in February
The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) is likely be be dissolved on October 27 to allow various political parties enough time to prepare their respective strategies for next year's general elections.
- ANI
- Published: 00:43 October 7, 2008
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) is likely be be dissolved on October 27 to allow various political parties enough time to prepare their respective strategies for next year's general elections.
Highly placed sources said that in all probability, the polls will be held in February 2009. The parliament is set to meet on October 17. The special session will be a combination of both the monsoon and winter sessions and is scheduled to end on November 21.
Old timers do not recall any sitting of parliament during the festival season. Usually, the winter session begins in the third week of November.
Interestingly, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has termed the special session as the "second part" of the 14th session of the present Lok Sabha.
The official statement to convene the parliamentary session was made by the Lok Sabha secretariat on the day when some political parties led by the Left Front called on President Pratibha Patil urging the government to immediately convene a session.
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