New Delhi: BJP MP Om Birla and Congress MP Kondikunal Suresh on Tuesday filed nominations for the Lok Sabha Speaker election after talks between the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition’s INDIA bloc to build consensus failed.
This is the first time ever that the Lok Sabha will witness an election for the appointment of the Speaker.
The Opposition had agreed to support the government-backed candidate Om Birla under the condition that the deputy Speaker must be a member of the INDIA bloc. However, apparently, the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement.
