LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly's monsoon session from Monday, the state's Legislative Council Business Advisory Committee on Sunday reached a broad consensus on ensuring smooth proceedings, with the government also agreeing to reschedule the discussion on the supplementary budget following a request from the Opposition.

The meeting, chaired by legislative council (Vidhan Parishad) chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh, was attended by deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who is also the Leader of the House in the council, parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, Leader of the Opposition Lal Bihari Yadav and members from various political parties.

A key outcome of the meeting was the government's accep...