Winter Session of Parliament 2025 begins; Rajya Sabha felicitates Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan
The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament began in New Delhi on Monday, 1 December 2025 and was scheduled to run till 19 December with 15 sittings.
Summary
The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament began in New Delhi on Monday, 1 December 2025; the session ran until it was adjourned sine die on 19 December 2025 and provided 15 sittings over 19 days. On the opening day of the Winter Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the media at the Parliament premises and led the Rajya Sabha's felicitation of its Chairman, C. P. Radhakrishnan. In his felicitation speech the Prime Minister recalled that Radhakrishnan, who comes from a farmer's family, had earlier served as Chairman of the Coir Board.
Key facts
- Began
- Monday, 1 December 2025
- Ended
- Adjourned sine die on 19 December 2025
- Sittings
- 15 over 19 days
- Rajya Sabha Chairman
- C. P. Radhakrishnan (felicitated on 1 December)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many sittings did the Winter Session 2025 of Parliament (1–19 December 2025) provide?
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Correct answer: B — 15
PIB 2206655: the session that began on 1 December and was adjourned sine die on 19 December provided 15 sittings over 19 days.
On the opening day of the Winter Session 2025, the Rajya Sabha felicitated its Chairman. Who was he?
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Correct answer: C — C. P. Radhakrishnan
PIB 2196810: the Prime Minister spoke at the felicitation of Rajya Sabha Chairman Thiru C. P. Radhakrishnan on 1 December 2025.