New Delhi, April 1 -- The Budget session of Parliament is unlikely to be adjourned sine die as scheduled on Thursday, 2 April, news agencies reported on Wednesday.

The government is planning to extend the session by 2 to 3 days in the third week of April to bring a bill to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, the agencies said. The idea is to have at least 273 seats in Lok Sabha (33 per cent) reserved for women, news agency PTI said, quoting sources.

The budget session, which started on 28 January, was supposed to end on 2 April. The government will convene the session for two to three days, but not this week. The extra days will be held in the third week of April, meaning there won't be a sitting on Friday, PTI said.

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