New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Friday recommended ending the Budget Session by March 25, curtailing it from the original date of April 21 in view of the elections to assemblies in five states.
At a meeting chaired by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the CCPA decided to recommend cutting short the Budget Session.
The recommendation of the CCPA will now be presented to the Business Advisory Committee of Parliament.
As per the original schedule, the first phase of the Budget Session was to end on March 16. The second phase was planned to be held between April 4 and April 21.
The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for elections in the five States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry
With parts of the state affected by Maoists activities, West Bengal will have elections in six phases on April 18, 23, 27, May 3, 7 and 10, in perhaps the longest ever in the state, also known for political violence.
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will go to polls on April 13, Assam's two-phased poll is scheduled on April four and 11.
Counting of votes in all the five states will take place on May 13. (ANI)
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