Monday's Presidential election, little else in likely muted Monsoon session

Key bills that are relatively non-controversial have been listed. Four have already been cleared by departmental standing committees, 24 new ones to be introduced

The Monsoon session of Parliament to be held between July 18 and August 12 will see the election of a new President of India, a new vice president (who is also the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha) and the likely passage of around eight bills. Twenty four new bills will be introduced.

Given the political divisions in the two houses (most opposition parties boycotted an all-party meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday), Parliament is not expected to transact too much business during 18 sittings that it is expected to hold. The government has called an all-party