Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Friday walked to the room of Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, in the Parliament House premises to discuss a possible thaw on the goods and services tax Constitution amendment (GST) Bill. In Chennai, Union minister for coal, power and mines Piyush Goyal made a “courtesy call” on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J Jayalalithaa.

The Tamil Nadu government has sought central help with its mounting power dues. The ...