Parliament's monsoon session remains unprorogued for 88 days, old record broken

The monsoon session of the Indian Parliament has remained unprorogued for 88 days so far, setting a new record. Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on 13 August, and since then, the session has not been officially concluded. With this, the previous record of 87 days recorded in 2008 has also been broken.

According to a report by The Hindu, as of the morning of Monday, 9 November, 2026, neither the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha has been officially prorogued. As the session is still ongoing, the possibility of calling an extended sitting of Parliament as part of the current session remains open.

Various speculations are being made regarding the government's decision not to prorogue the monsoon session. It is believed that Parliament may be summoned on short notice to consider proposed constitutional amendments related to the implementation of the women's reservation bill. Through these amendments, the aim is to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha from 543 to a maximum of 850 through a delimitation process.

According to the rules, if an extended or special sitting of Parliament is to be called within the same session, a notice of at least two days is required. Whereas, to summon a new session, a notice of at least 14 days must be given. This matter has become extremely important as a similar constitutional amendment bill failed to secure the necessary numbers in the Lok Sabha during a special sitting of the budget session on 17 April.

The Constitution does not prescribe any specific time limit within which a House must be prorogued after being adjourned sine die. Merely the House remaining unprorogued for a long period is not equivalent to any constitutional or procedural lapse.

Historical records show that Parliament previously remained unprorogued for 87 days in 2008, 76 days in 1987, 54 days in 1989, 49-49 days in 2006 and 2013, and 41 days in 1963. In 2008, the Lok Sabha held a two-day sitting on 21 and 22 July to discuss a no-confidence motion against the then UPA government. Subsequently, the House was kept unprorogued and met again on 17 October, after which it was adjourned on 24 October and was scheduled to meet again on 10 December.

Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India, comprising two Houses: the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. It functions to frame laws for the country and oversee the functioning of the government.