The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs recently finalized the dates for the monsoon session of Parliament. It will be held from July 18 to August 12, and will have a total of 20 sittings over 26 days. Of late, there has been an increasing expectation that the arithmetic this time is in favour of the GST bill – which seeks to create a uniform indirect tax system across the country – fueled by an impressive victory of the BJP in the recent Assembly elections and the party's growing strength in the Upper House. Also, the government has made it clear that all efforts would be made this time, raising hope of passage of the bill.