India, June 16 -- With the ruling National Democratic Alliance crossing the 300 MP mark in Lok Sabha after engineering the rebellion of 20 Trinamool Congress MPs, it is still far away from achieving the two-thirds special majority it is aiming for to bring in constitutional amendments.
The monsoon session of the Parliament is to be held from 21 July 21 to 21 August..
The arithmetic facing the government in any future constitutional amendment vote suggests that while the ruling NDA can significantly narrow the gap to a special majority through support from regional parties, it remains unlikely to cross the threshold without either support or abstention from a larger opposition bloc, most notably the Samajwadi Party.
The NDA currently comm...