Updated On: 25 June, 2024 12:49 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The opposition INDIA bloc has fielded Congress leader K Suresh as its candidate for the speaker`s post

Om Birla. Pic/PTI
Kota MP Om Birla on Tuesday filed nomination for the post of the Lok Sabha Speaker as an NDA consensus candidate, a position he held in the previous House.
JD(U) leader and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh told reporters that Birla`s name was decided unanimously by all NDA parties and that senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh also reached out to the opposition for their support, reported PTI.