Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Who will be the next Lok Sabha Speaker? Explained in 6 key points
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell short of the 272-seat majority in the Lok Sabha and hence had to rely on its allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government. So, the saffron party will also need to get its allies – Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP and Nitish Kumar’s JD-U in particular- on board to take a decision on the Speaker's post.Follow Live Updates on Modi 3.0 Cabinet HereMany reports have claimed that both the TDP and the JD-U, the two kingmakers with 28 Lok Sabha seats – eyed the key position.
The BJP is, however, not keen to have a Lok Sabha Speaker from the allies, according to the sources.As per the Article 93 of Constitution, the Speaker's post falls vacant just before the new Lok Sabha meets for the first time. The President appoints a Pro-tem Speaker to administer the oath of office to the newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs).After this, a Lok Sabha Speaker is elected by a simple majority.
This means more than half of the members present in the house have to vote for a particular candidate to become the Speaker of Lok Sabha.There is no criteria as such for a speaker to be appointed. Sumitra Mahajan and Om Birla, both BJP leaders, were the Speakers in the last two Lok Sabhas – 2014- 2019 and 2019-2024.The Speaker is a crucial position in Lok Sabha as he/she has the responsibility to run the house.
Since the house has members from ruling and opposition parties, the Speaker’s chair has to be non-partisan.Also Read: Modi 3.0: Shah, Rajnath, Nirmala & Jaishankar - What’s the road ahead for 4 top BJP ministers who retained portfolios?The role assumes even more significance since the Speaker is also an elected member of the Lok Sabha, representing a particular party. Yet there were some
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