President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for the session of the Federal Parliament on January 9.

The session has been called at 1:00 pm according to Article 93 (1) of the constitution, informed Office of the President on Tuesday.

The meeting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly is going to be held for the first time after the November 20 polls. There are 12 lawmakers from different political parties while four are independent.