The Modi government has planned to introduce GST in the Rajya Sabha on July 25, a week after the monsoon session of Parliament began today.

But before that happens, the bill has to have get the go-ahead from congress leaders at different levels.

Sources say the prime minister has drawn up a calendar for GST.  The bill has to be passed between July 25 and August 5. There are a  total of 20 working days in this session of parliament, but there are 45 bills pending in the Rajya Sabha and 11 in the Lok Sabha.

The government feels prospects of the bill being passed is high since Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has been maintaing a telling silence on the bill. Moreover, Priyanka Gandhi seems to have taken control of the party to ensure that there is less damage to the congress during the parliament proceedigns.

But as the old adage goes, there is many a slip between the cup and the lip and if Modi misses the monsoon session to pass the GST bill he may not get another opportunity.

If the state electons up ahead and pressure from business and industrial houses, the government has to deliver now.

Apart from the GST, there are other crucial bills including the land reforms bill which the Congress has stalled.

At an all-party meeting convened by the government on Sunday, a day before Parliament meets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "GST is of national importance. Issue is not which government gets credit. Important Bills, including GST will be taken up in the monsoon session and I hope for meaningful discussions and outcomes."

He urged all the political parties to keep national interests above any other considerations. "We represent both the people and parties and there is a need to keep national interests above anything else".