WASHINGTON Thursday 11 Sept 2008: It’s now almost certain that the Indo-US nuclear deal will be brought to the US Congress on Thursday.

A State Department spokesman has said that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pushing to get the 123 agreements to the Congress by Thursday.

The Bush Administration is hoping to get the Congressional nod for the deal by the end of the session on September 26, which doesn’t leave them with much time.

Indian Defence Minister AK Antony, who is in the United States, met Condoleezza Rice and the nuclear deal came up in their talks.

The Rice who has been talking to key lawmakers met Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid. She has already met Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Howard Berman who has publicly said the deal should not be pushed through.