Lok Sabha Speaker election today: It’s significant indeed! The Lok Sabha Speaker will be elected today, June 26. This election, happening without a consensus between the ruling NDA and the opposition INC, marks a departure from the usual practice of selecting the Speaker through consensus. Due to the inability of the BJP’s ruling NDA government … Read more
Lok Sabha speaker election today: Live updates: For the first time in Lok Sabha history, an election will be held on Wednesday to choose the Speaker. The BJP-led NDA government and the Congress-led opposition failed to agree on a candidate through consensus. Traditionally, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha were elected based … Read more
The Lok Sabha will soon choose a new Speaker. Given the fact that there is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government in power, with the ruling party just shy of a majority on its own, the choice of the Speaker has drawn considerable attention. The office has been the focus of attention especially when … Read more
The scorching heat has somewhat abated, but monsoon clouds remain far from New Delhi. Stormy conditions are clearly discernible as the 18th Lok Sabha begins its session on June 24. Never before has the appointment of a Speaker Pro-tem, a conventional post replicated from the Westminster system, generated such controversy. The Opposition’s objection to the … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab is the son of Odisha’s first chief minister. Bhartruhari Mahtab, a seven-time Member of Parliament, was sworn in as pro-tem Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha today. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Cuttack. However, the Opposition slammed the Centre for Mr … Read more
The 18th Lok Sabha meets for the first time today New Delhi: The 18th Lok Sabha is set to meet for the first time today on a stormy note as the Opposition returns to the House with more strength than last time after the general election denied a majority to the ruling BJP. Besides the … Read more
With the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha starting from Monday, the opposition INDIA bloc is gearing up to corner the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre on various issues, including the ongoing row over the examinations. Lok Sabha Sessions – From June 24, the oath taking of newly elected members will take … Read more
Kiren Rijiju, the former Law Minister, is Parliamentary Affairs Minister in the Modi 3.0 cabinet (File). New Delhi: The BJP and the Congress have gone to the mattresses, again. This time the two are fighting over the appointment of BJP leader and seven-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as Pro Tem Speaker, a post active only for … Read more
New Delhi: Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP’s key leader from Odisha said to be in the running for the Speaker’s post, has been appointed Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu. The post traditionally goes to the seniormost member of parliament, who later administers oath to the Prime Minister’s Council of ministers and other MPs. Reference … Read more