Confident Government Ready To Face Winter Session

NEW DELHI: Fresh from its assembly polls successes, a confident BJP-led government is expected to push for the passage of key economic bills, including on the insurance sector, in the winter session of parliament.

But the depleted opposition has vowed to expose the "double speak" of the Bhratiya Janata Party and oppose the dilution of legislation passed by the previous Congress-led government.

The session is being held after Prime Minster Narendra Modi scripted a historic success for his party in Haryana and Maharashtra, boosting the confidence of a government that will soon complete six months in office.

The session, the first after the expansion of the council of ministers this month, will have 22 sittings and will end Dec 23.

The session will coincide with assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand. In both states, the BJP is confident of taking power or, in Kashmir, at least be a kingmaker.

The session will see a unity of sorts by the opposition after the Lok Sabha rout. The Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal-United, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal-Secular have agreed to team up in parliament.

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