First Session of 18th Lok Sabha To Start From June 24 to July 3: Kiren Rijiju

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will commence on June 24 and conclude on July 3, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Wednesday. During the session, the Speaker will be elected, newly-elected members will take oath, and the President will give an address on the first day of the session.

Meanwhile, the 264th session of the Rajya Sabha will also begin on June 27 and end on July 3.

The first three days of the session will see the newly elected leaders taking oath or making affirmation of their membership of the Lok Sabha and electing the Speaker of the House.

President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on June 27 and is likely to outline the new government’s roadmap for the next five years.

“First session of 18th Lok Sabha is being summoned from 24/6/24 to 3/7/24 for oath/affirmation of newly elected members, election of Speaker, President’s address and discussion thereon,” Rijiju said in a post on X.

Prime Minister Modi is expected to introduce his council of ministers to Parliament after the President’s address on June 27.

This will be the first Parliament session post the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which saw the BJP coming back to power with a reduced strength. The debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address is expected to see an aggressive opposition trying to corner the NDA government on various issues.

The prime minister will respond to the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in both the Houses of Parliament.

The National Democratic Alliance returned for a third term by winning 293 Lok Sabha seats across the country. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a major setback as it fell short of a majority – with 240 seats – on its own and is heavily dependent on alliance partners such as the TDP and JD(U) to maintain the majority 272 seats required to form the government.

The Opposition INDIA bloc combined with the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam among others won a total of 232 seats.