The Narendra Modi government held an all-party meeting on September 17 at the Parliament Library building ahead of the special session of Parliament. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi, and others attended the meeting. The meeting was held on the eve of the five-day special session of Parliament. The purpose of the meeting was to brief the leaders about the agenda and to gather their opinions. There has been speculation about whether the government has any surprise items planned during the special session.