First session of 18th Lok Sabha from June 24 to July 3: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi, June 12: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will be held from June 24 and conclude on July 3 for oath and affirmation of newly-elected Members, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said Wednesday.

The 264th Session of Rajya Sabha will also commence on June 27 and conclude on July 3, the minister said.

“First Session of 18th Lok Sabha is being summoned from June 24, 2024 to July 3, 2024, for oath and affirmation of newly-elected Members, Election of Speaker, President's address and discussion thereon. 264th Session of Rajya Sabha will commence on June 27, 2024, and conclude on July 3, 2024,” Rijiju posted on microblogging site X.

President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on June 27

The last session of the 17th Lok Sabha (Budget Session) was held between January 31 and February 10, 2024.

Lok Sabha had 274 sittings in which 202 Bills were introduced and 222 bills were passed.

Rajya Sabha had 271 sittings, in which 31 Bills were introduced and 220 bills were passed.

In total 221 Bills were passed by both the Houses and became Acts, during the term of the 17th Lok Sabha.

During the 17th Lok Sabha one of the most important business transacted was the abrogation of certain provisions from Article 370 and Presidential Orders thereunder.

Furthermore, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised with the formation of two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Also, three landmark Bills relating to the criminal justice system to ensure victim-centric justice – the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023, replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, were passed by both the Houses of Parliament.