The National Consensus Commission has decided to establish a bicameral parliament, introducing a 100-seat upper house. Members will be nominated based on the percentage of votes each party receives in the lower house, ensuring proportional representation. While the upper house will not have legislative power, except for reviewing non-financial bills, it must approve or reject any bill within one month. If not acted upon within this period, a bill will be considered approved. The lower house retains the final say. However, the BNP and its allies have demanded that upper house seats be allocated based on the number of seats won in the lower house and have raised concerns over the proposed powers of the upper house.