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Delay in Lok Sabha prorogation

August 29 , 2026 16 hrs 0 min 5 0

Ten days have gone by since the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die in the Monsoon Session, but still there is no information on its prorogation (formal end).
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on August 13.
The time gap between the adjournment of the Lok Sabha sine die and its prorogation (formal end) is generally two to four days.
Although there are many instances when adjournment and prorogation have taken place on the very same day.
It is true that the gap for the Monsoon session in 2015 was 28 days and in 2021 it was 20 days.
Termination of a session of the House by an order made by the President under Article 85(2) is called prorogation.
The President, in exercising the power to prorogue the House, acts on the advice of the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister may consult the Cabinet before the advice is submitted to the President.
Prorogation of the House may take place any time, even while the House is sitting.
Usually, however, prorogation follows the adjournment of the sitting of the House sine die.
The period between prorogation of the House and its reassembly in a new session is termed as 'inter-session period'.
The prorogation, not adjournment, formally closes a session and clears the way for the next one to be convened.