India, Dec. 2 -- In a breakthrough, the Lok Sabha floor leaders on Tuesday agreed to a discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram, followed by a two-day debate on electoral reform, a key demand of the Opposition parties.

"All parties have agreed to have a discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram next Monday. On December 8 and 9, the discussion on electoral reforms will take place," said K Suresh, the Congress's chief whip in the Lok Sabha. Suresh added that Trinamool Congress too did not object to the plan.

The government was keen to have a debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram before taking up the short-duration discussion on electoral reforms or Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

The floor leaders agreed to the Vande Mataram discussion a...