GK
INDIAN POLITICS
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Question
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The President
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The Prime Minister
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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
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Detailed explanation-1: -Article 85(1) of the Constitution empowers the President to summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one Session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next Session.
Detailed explanation-2: -In India, if an ordinary bill has been rejected by any house of the parliament and if more than six months have elapsed, the President may summon a joint session for purpose of passing the bill. The bill is passed by a simple majority of a joint sitting.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Parliament generally has three sessions in a year – the Budget Session, the Monsoon Session, and the Winter Session. The Monsoon session is typically the shortest, while the budget session is the longest in the year. The budget session of 2023 commenced on 31 January and will continue till 6 April.