The winter session of Parliament could be scheduled for December, after the end of five state elections, people familiar with the matter said on Monday, reports the Hindustan Times. This will be the second year in a row when the winter session starts in December.


Last year, the session, which usually starts in November every year, began in December on account of elections in Gujarat.The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs is expected to meet next week to take a call on the issue, said one of the people, a Parliament functionary who asked not to be named, adding that there is a precedence to defer the session to avoid an overlap with the elections.


The office of the minister of parliament affairs declined to comment on the issue.Polling will take place in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram on November 28, in Chhattisgarh on November 12 and 20, and in Telangana and Rajasthan on December 7; counting for all five states will be on December 11.