What role does the President play in convening a joint sitting of both Houses?
The President plays a significant role in convening a joint sitting of both Houses. According to the context, if after a Bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House, the Bill is rejected by the other House or they disagree on amendments or six months elapse without the Bill being passed, then the President may notify the Houses, through a message if they are sitting or through a public notification if they are not, of his intention to summon them for a joint sitting to deliberate and vote on the Bill. However, this does not apply to Money Bills. Furthermore, the President can at any time after this notification summon the Houses to meet in a joint sitting. If at this joint sitting the Bill is passed by a majority of the total number of members present and voting from both Houses, it is deemed to have been passed by both Houses.