Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh polls results likely to echo in winter session

New Delhi: The results of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls are likely to set the course of the Winter Session of Parliament beginning on Friday, with both treasury and opposition benches hoping for a positive outcome before they lock horns in the two Houses.

The first day is likely to see no transaction of business at least in the Lok Sabha which is likely to adjourn after paying tributes to sitting members who passed away in the inter-session period. After the weekend break, the two Houses will meet again on Monday when the results will be announced.

The government is expected to table 25 pending Bills and 14 new ones, including a Bill providing Muslim women the right to seek maintenance in case of triple talaq, during the session.

Delayed by almost a month due to the polls, this session will have fewer sittings than the usual — it has 14 work days compared to 21 in the last winter session- but the government is hopeful of pushing its legislative agenda.

Economy, agriculture distress, GST rollout and alleged misuse of enforcement agencies are some of the issues the opposition will rake up to attack the government.

Opposition members, who outnumber the NDA in the Rajya Sabha, may also find the going harder for them in the Upper House as its chairman Venkaiah Naidu has made his displeasure clear with raucous protests it often witnesses.