Bhubaneswar:29/9/26: Odisha Legislative Assembly sessions have faced truncation and early adjournments sine die on multiple occasions since the Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi assumed power in Odisha on 12 June 2024.
During this tenure, seven State Legislative Assembly sessions have been convened, including the first session in July and August 2024, the winter session in late 2024, the early 2025 budget session, the late 2025 monsoon session, the late 2025 winter session, the early 2026 budget session, and the September 2026 monsoon session.
Premature adjournments have consistently altered legislative schedules throughout this period. Disruptions caused by opposition protests, heated political debates, and fast-tracked government business led to truncated sessions such as the monsoon Assembly session in late 2025 and the September 2026 monsoon session.
In the September 2026 session, which was originally scheduled for nine sitting days, persistent house deadlocks forced the Speaker to adjourn the proceedings sine die early, significantly reducing the scheduled working timeline.
Under Rule 11 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, the House is required to meet for a minimum of 60 sitting days across at least three sessions in a single calendar year. However, statutory rules also permit the assembly to adopt a resolution to reduce the required sitting days when necessary.
In practice, the operational sitting days have consistently fallen short of the 60-day annual mandate. Following the formation of the BJP Government in 2024, the assembly conducted 27 sitting days.
In calendar year 2025, total working days remained around 42 days across three scheduled sessions. In calendar year 2026, early adjournments and session truncations have kept total sitting days well below the target mark.