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Parliament session: Lok Sabha Speaker elections today
Updated On: 26 June, 2024 08:56 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Traditionally, the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker were elected through consensus between the ruling party and the Opposition
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For the first time in decades, an election for the Lok Sabha Speaker`s post will take place on Wednesday due to the inability of the BJP`s ruling NDA government and the Congress-led INDIA opposition to reach to a consensus, reported news agency ANI.
Prior to this, the Lok Sabha speaker elections has happened only three times in the past history; 1952, 1967 and 1976. Traditionally, the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker were elected through consensus between the ruling party and the Opposition, reported ANI.
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