News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraThe Monsoon session of Parliament has now gone 88 days without being formally closed, a new record. Both Houses adjourned on August 13 with no set return date.
Keeping the session open has fuelled talk of a short-notice sitting on a constitutional amendment tied to the Women's Reservation Bill, which would take the Lok Sabha from 543 seats to as many as 850.
An extra sitting needs only two days' notice, while a fresh session needs 14. A similar amendment fell short of the numbers in the Lok Sabha on April 17.
