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NDA candidate Om Birla and INDIA bloc's Kodikunnil Suresh will face off each other for the Lok Sabha Speaker election. Both of them filed their nominations for the post of Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Notably, this is the first time that both the ruling and Opposition party leaders have filed a nomination for the post. Prior to this the Lok Sabha Speaker and deputy Speaker have been elected by consensus.

The Lok Sabha Speaker will be elected on June 26 and President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on June 27. Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed INDIA bloc's support to the NDA's Speaker candidate with the condition that the post of Deputy Speaker should be given to the opposition.

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Lok Sabha Speaker Election: Congress' Jairam Ramesh Attacks PM Modi

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making the Speaker's appointment a "contest", and said that the PM has "still not woken up to the reality of the 2024 poll verdict which was a PPM defeat for him--personal, political and moral."

"Barely 24 hours after his hypocrisy-laden pravachan on consensus and cooperation the non-biological PM has made a contest for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker inevitable. Convention has been that the Speaker is elected unanimously and the Deputy Speaker's post goes to the Opposition," Senior Congress leader wrote on X.

"The non-biological PM has broken this tradition. It is actually no surprise. He has still not woken up to the reality of the 2024 poll verdict which was a PPM defeat for him--personal, political and moral," he added.

Lok Sabha Speaker Election: How Is One Leader Made Speaker?

According to Article 93 of the Constitution, the Speaker of the lower house is elected through a majority. Any candidate who gets a majority, i.e. more than half of the votes of the members of the house, becomes the Speaker.

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Lok Sabha Speaker Election: Powers Of Speaker

- A Lok Sabha Speaker holds many important powers in the lower house. He/She has a final say in all the Parliamentary affairs.

- He/She is the final interpreter of the provisions of India's Constitution, Lok Sabha Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business, and parliamentary precedents within the house.

- He/She is mainly responsible for maintaining order and decorum in the House while conducting business and controlling proceedings.

 

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