Lok Sabha Speaker Election : Opposition Parties Urges NDA Associates TDP and JDU To Push For Post

On June 26, two days after the start of the new Parliament session, elections will be held to select the next Lok Sabha Speaker. On June 24, the 18th session of the Lok Sabha will begin. This will be the primary Lok Sabha meeting for the recently chosen MPs after the 2024 general decisions.

President Murmu To Appoint New Lok Sabha Speaker

[caption id="attachment_78075" align="alignnone" width="1000"] via: India Today[/caption] Following the appointment of the new Speaker, President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on June 27. The likely government's five-year plan is expected to be the focus of her speech. The first meeting of new MPs typically results in the election of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. An MP who has the most experience is chosen to serve as interim Speaker of the House until a new speaker is elected. The pro-tem Speaker conducts the vote for the new Speaker and deputy Speaker and presides over the first few sessions of the Lok Sabha.

The Government Has Not Yet Announced The Name Of Candidate

The government has not yet named a candidate for the Lok Sabha speaker position. However, opposition parties are urging JD(U) and TDP, allies of the NDA, to submit candidates for the position.

Swearing-In Ceremony On July 3

An authority press proclamation said that relying upon the necessity of the public authority business, the Parliament meeting is planned to finish up on Wednesday, July 3. During this session of the Parliament, all elected Lok Sabha MPs will swear in.

AAP Urges To Make Sure Speaker Is From TDP or JDU

On Monday, the AAP stated that it would be in both their and the Constitution's best interests for the constituent parties of the ruling NDA—the TDP and JD(U)—to make certain that the speaker of the Lok Sabha comes from one of those two parties. The Congress and Shiv Sena (UBP), both members of the INDIA bloc, made a similar suggestion. Ashok Gehlot, a Congress leader and former chief minister of Rajasthan, also stated that NDA partners TDP and JD(U) should be prepared to witness horse-trading of their MPs if the Lok Sabha Speaker position is retained by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).