The seats identified are from Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Northeast.
The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month
States are apprehensive of losing their rights to raise revenue during emergencies.
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the biggest tax reform since Independence.
Jaitley remained steadfast in not caving in to sustained Opposition pressure.
For the government to meet its GST roll-out deadline of April 1, 2017, the states will have to ratify the Bill before Parliament's winter session, starting November.
Breaking a long tradition, the PMO has ensured that specific divisions in each ministry are allocated to junior ministers.
Top Congress sources said they would not hold up the Bill.
Last week, a Rajya Sabha committee had allocated five hours for discussion on GST.
Series of controversies related to Dalit issues have come at a time when the BJP has launched a massive campaign to win back Uttar Pradesh.
In its manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had criticised the Congress-led UPA regime for "policy and decision paralysis".
Lack of political consensus on economic reforms a key concern.
With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.
Cong leaders speak in two voices but final stand may be decided at a meeting headed by Rahul Gandhi next week
Though the Cabinet reshuffle on July 5 has a clear stamp of the Prime Minister's Office, the changes have also increased the coherence between the Bharatiya Janata Party, the government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Gujarat and Jharkhand are most favourably placed in terms of smaller share of public sector employees and lower liability on pension, wages and salaries.
Trying to guess Subramanian Swamy's motives or next step has been a rather difficult exercise for decades, says Archis Mohan
Singling out the Congress as the only opponent to the GST, the government hopes to pass the bill after the altered numbers in the Upper House, reports Archis Mohan.
Rajan's departure from the RBI is an end to 'outside interference' in policy making, government insiders feel.
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