New Delhi: The re-election of Om Birla to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post – a formality given the ruling BJP-led coalition always had the numbers – was followed by a flurry of congratulatory messages, and appeals to the Kota MP to run an impartial House – from opposition leaders, including the Congress’ Rahul Gandhi. The … Read more
Mr Rijiju also underscored the numerical strength of the NDA in ensuring the election of its nominee. New Delhi: BJP leader Kiren Rijiju today appealed to the Congress to refrain from contesting the Speaker’s post. This appeal comes in light of Congress leader K Suresh filing a nomination against the NDA’s nominee, Om Birla, for … Read more
Stage is set for the Lok Sabha Speaker Election between Om Birla and K Suresh New Delhi: The stage is set for the election of a Lok Sabha Speaker after three decades. On one side is BJP’s Om Birla, a three-time MP and the Speaker in the last Lok Sabha. His challenger is the Congress’s … Read more
PM Modi and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi congratulated Om Birla New Delhi: Three-time BJP MP Om Birla was elected Lok Sabha Speaker for the second time in a row today after the NDA candidate won the election by a voice vote. The election also saw a moment of rare bonhomie between the treasury and … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Election: BJP’s Om Birla was elected as LS Speaker. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi escorted Om Birla to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s chair. “I congratulate you on behalf of the entire House and look forward to your guidance for the next five years, ” said PM Modi. … Read more
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress has decided to support Congress’s K Suresh in the rare election for Lok Sabha Speaker today, according to sources. The Mamata Banerjee-led party had yesterday said it was not consulted before K Suresh was fielded against NDA candidate Om Birla and had termed the decision “unilateral”. Ms Banerjee’s nephew and … Read more
Victory in Speaker election is based on the number of MPs present and voting. New Delhi: Today’s election for the post of the Lok Sabha Speaker, already tilted in the government’s favour, can push the Opposition further down, with five of its 232 MPs yet to take oath. The oath pending, they cannot vote in … Read more
Today’s election for the post of the Lok Sabha Speaker is already tilted in the government’s favour. New Delhi: Congress’s Kodikunnil Suresh will go up against the BJP’s Om Birla for the post of Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha. The vote for the post of Speaker was necessitated after the Centre and the opposition … Read more
BJP’s Om Birla is a three-time MP, while Congress’s K Suresh is an eight-term MP New Delhi: The election for the post of Speaker – a rare event in the history of the Lok Sabha – will take place today, with a recharged Opposition challenging the NDA nominee. The government, which has an edge, is … Read more
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has sparked a political row by his ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan towards the end of his oath-taking as Hyderabad Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have said that the slogan, now expunged from the Lok Sabha records, can lead to Owaisi’s disqualification from … Read more
The newly-elected Members of Parliament (MP) will vote to elect the Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha today on June 26. Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla, who was the Speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha, is up against INDIA bloc leader and eight-term Congress Parliamentarian K Suresh for … Read more
The stage is set for a significant political contest. The Lok Sabha Speaker election is scheduled for 11 AM today, June 26. The contest will see the BJP’s Om Birla face the Congress’ Kodikunnil Suresh. The ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress Party have issued three-line whips to their members, mandating their presence in … Read more