The session of the Lumbini Province Assembly has been called for 1 pm on January 2 next year.

Issuing a press statement on Wednesday, Head of Province Amik Kumar Sherchan has called the session in accordance with Article 183 of the Constitution.

It is the first session since the provincial assembly moved to Deukhuri, the provincial capital, from Butwal. In 87-member assembly, 52 members are elected through First-Past-The-Post and 35 through proportional ballot.