**Summary of Gazette Notification: Prorogation of the Rajya Sabha**
**Document Overview**
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat issued a notification published in *The Gazette of India: Extraordinary* (Part I—Section 1, No. 115) on April 20, 2026. The notification officially communicates an order issued by the President of India regarding the status of the upper house of Parliament.
**Key Order and Legal Authority**
In the exercise of powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of Article 85 of the Constitution of India, the President has ordered the prorogation of the Rajya Sabha. This order effectively ends the current session of the house.
**Administrative Details and Metrics**
* **Notification Date:** April 20, 2026 (Chaitra 30, 1948).
* **File Reference Number:** F. No. LAFEAS-LS11/1/2026-Legis Sec-RSS.
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99.
* **Gazette ID:** CG-DL-E-20042026-271932.
* **Authority Signatories:**
* The President of India.
* P. C. Mody, Secretary-General.
**Publication and Contact Information**
The document was uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064. It is published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
Key Entities Referenced
Article 85 of the Constitution: The constitutional provision under which the President exercises the power to prorogue a House of Parliament.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Parliament of India, which is the institution being prorogued by the presidential order.
President of India: The constitutional authority who issued the order to terminate the session of the Rajya Sabha.
Rajya Sabha Secretariat: The administrative department that issued the official notification regarding the prorogation of the House.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 115] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 20, 2026/ित्रै 30, 1948
No. 115] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026/CHAITRA 30, 1948
राज्य सभा सजिवालय
अजधसिू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रलै , 2026
फा. स.ं एलएएफईएएस-एलएस11/1/2026-जवधायी अनभु ाग-आरएसएस.—राष्टर पजत द्वारा दिनाकं 20 अप्रलै ,
2026 को दिया गया जनम्नजलजखत आििे िनसाधारण की सूिना के जलए प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह:ै-
"संजवधान के अनच्ु छेि 85 के खण्ड (2) के उप-खण्ड (क) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, म ैं एतद्द्वारा राज्य
सभा का सत्रावसान करती ह।ूँ
अप्रैल 20, 2026
ह/-
राष्टर पजत’’
———
पी. सी. मोिी, महासजिव
2812 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th April, 2026
F. No. LAFEAS-LS11/1/2026-Legis Sec-RSS.— The following Order by the President dated the
20th April, 2026 is published for general information:-
“In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub- clause (a) of clause (2) of article 85 of the
Constitution, I hereby prorogue the Rajya Sabha.
April 20, 2026
Sd/-
PRESIDENT
———
P. C. MODY, Secy.-General
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