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The Winter session of Parliament has been scheduled to begin on December 5. This, even before results for the crucial five state elections are scheduled to be declared. The fortnight-long session will begin a day after the last ballot has been polled in the ongoing state elections, including Delhi, on December 4.
Expectedly, this Winter session will be a charged one as the polls in five states will see a close fight between the Opposition BJP and the Congress, and the impact of their results are sure to echo in the corridors of Parliament.
While the Congress-led UPA is looking at getting some work done in this brief session, which lasts till December 20, how much will be achieved is debatable.
The last Winter session 2012 had witnessed several disruptions due to FDI in retail but issues of women safety were discussed at length.
This will also be the last Winter session for the two-term UPA government, as it goes into polls come 2014.
