Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meet of NDA partners this evening on the eve of the Monsoon session of Parliament. <br/><br/>The meeting will discuss the strategy for the session as opposition parties, Congress and the Left have closed their ranks against government on various issues including Vyapam scam, and Lalit Modi controversy. <br/><br/>Earlier, Shiv Sena, an NDA ally, had demanded a meeting of allies saying the session will be a stormy affair and the BJP should take its partners into confidence to chalk out a strong strategy to counter the Opposition.<br/> <br/>While the BJP-led NDA commands a sizeable majority in the Lok Sabha, it lacks numbers in the Rajya Sabha where opposition holds the key to passage of important legislations, including Goods and Services Tax and Land bill. <br/><br/>BJP Parliamentary Party executive will also meet at Prime Minister's residence this evening to fine tune its strategy for the session.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meet of all NDA partners today on the eve of the Monsoon session of Parliament.<br/><br/>The meeting will discuss the strategy for the session as opposition parties, Congress and the Left have closed their ranks against government on various issues including Vyapam scam, Lalit Modi controversy and the Socio Economic and Caste Census.<br/><br/>Sensing the opposition heat awaiting his government in Parliament, Mr Modi during a function in Jammu and Kashmir two days back, had said that there will be a contest referring to the Monsoon session.<br/><br/>Earlier, Shiv Sena, an NDA ally, had demanded a meeting of allies saying the session will be a stormy affair and the BJP should take its partners into confidence to chalk out a strong strategy to counter the Opposition.<br/><br/>While the BJP-led NDA commands a sizeable majority in the Lok Sabha, it lacks numbers in the Rajya Sabha where opposition holds the key to passage of important legislations, including Goods and Services Tax and Land bill.<br/><br/>BJP Parliamentary Party executive will also meet at Prime Minister's residence this evening to fine tune its strategy for the session. All-party meetings by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu have also been convened today to help in the smooth conduct of the session.<br/><br/>Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi has already made his party's intentions clear asserting that it would raise the Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam besides a number of other contentious issues.