Winter Session Of Parliament To Run From December 4 To December 22

The Winter Session of Parliament is scheduled to be held from December 4 to December 22, 2026, according to the government's parliamentary affairs announcement. The session is expected to comprise 15 sittings spread over a span of 19 days, following the standard practice of grouping legislative business and discussion into a fixed calendar window.

The session's timing places it after the conclusion of election processes underway in several states, with the broader electoral calendar feeding into the parliamentary schedule. Legislative business, discussions and oversight proceedings are expected to be taken up across the sittings.

Why it matters

The Winter Session is one of three regular sittings of Parliament each year and sets the window for passing pending legislation and conducting scrutiny of the executive. A confirmed schedule allows parties, ministries and standing committees to plan their legislative and oversight agendas for the closing weeks of the year.

With the opposition already pressing the government on electoral-roll revision and other issues outside Parliament, the session is likely to see those debates carried onto the floor of both Houses. The balance between legislative business and contested political debate will shape how productive the three-week window proves to be.