Compared to the last two times, this time BJP is far away from the majority figure of 272. In this Lok Sabha election, BJP had won 240 seats. It was 32 points away from the majority figure. Narendra Modi has formed the government for the third time in a row with the support of TDP and JDU. The BJP-led alliance NDA has formed the government on the basis of 16 seats won by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and 12 seats won by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JDU. That is why the post of Speaker is very important for BJP, which is far from the majority figure. Let us understand how much this post matters. In the last two Lok Sabhas, BJP's Sumitra Mahajan and Om Birla were the Speakers.
How powerful is the speaker position
The Speaker is the head and presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. The Speaker is responsible for how the Lok Sabha will function. Under Article 108 of the Constitution, the Speaker presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. The Speaker sets the agenda for parliamentary sittings. He allows motions such as adjournment motion or no-confidence motion. If there is any dispute over any rule of the House, he interprets that rule in this regard and implements that rule in the House, which cannot be challenged in any court. The post of the Speaker should be impartial. The Speaker can also suspend MPs who violate decorum. The main job of the Speaker is to protect the interests of the government. If he disagrees with the government, problems may arise.
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The speaker also has this power
Which member can vote on any bill or important issue in Parliament and who cannot. When will the House sit and when will it be adjourned. Legally, all these decisions are taken by the Lok Sabha Speaker. To prevent any MP from going from one party to another, the Rajiv Gandhi government enacted the Anti-Defection Law in 1985. Under the Anti-Defection Law, the Speaker also decides on the disqualification of members who change parties. However, in 1992, the Supreme Court had made it clear in a decision that the Speaker's decision can be challenged in court.
What do both partners have to say?
TDP leaders say that the candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker will be selected with the consent of the NDA allies. At the same time, JDU leader KC Tyagi has indicated that JDU will support whichever candidate the BJP chooses. Article 93 of the Constitution states that the House will elect two of its members as Speaker and Deputy Speaker as soon as possible.
Who will be the new speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha? Everything will be known on June 26, know when the first session of Parliament is starting
Trying to coordinate with the opposition
In fact, in independent India, the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker has always been unanimous. It is believed that this time India Block can also contest the Speaker's election. It is being said that the opposition alliance is demanding the post of Deputy Speaker. In such a situation, if it does not get the post of Deputy Speaker, then it can also contest the Speaker's election. The government is trying to garner support from the opposition parties in the matter of the Speaker's election. Usually the post of Speaker goes to the ruling party and the post of Deputy Speaker goes to the opposition, but in the last Lok Sabha, the post of Deputy Speaker was vacant.
The constitution provides for the election of the Speaker
Provision for the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker has been made in Article 93 of the Constitution. A special session of Parliament is starting from June 24. New MPs will be sworn in for two days. In such a situation, the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker will be held on June 26, while the date for the election of the Deputy Speaker will be decided by the Speaker. On June 27, President Draupadi Murmu will address the joint session of Parliament.
First pro tem speaker will be appointed
After the formation of a new government, a pro tem speaker is appointed to administer oath to the MPs. According to tradition, the most senior member of the Lok Sabha is appointed. The Lok Sabha Speaker is elected under the supervision of the pro tem speaker. The government and the opposition together announce the name of the speaker's candidate. After this, the Prime Minister or the Parliamentary Affairs Minister proposes the name of the candidate. It is believed that PM Modi will propose the name of the speaker's candidate on June 26.
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Voting is also possible in the election of the president
If there are more than one candidates, different names are proposed one after the other and if necessary, voting is also conducted. The person whose name is proposed is elected Speaker. The term of the Speaker is from the date of his election to the date immediately preceding the first meeting of the next Lok Sabha.
How is the Deputy Speaker elected?
The date for the election of the Speaker is decided by the President, while the date for the election of the Deputy Speaker is decided by the Speaker. The election of the Deputy Speaker is similar to that of the Speaker. If there is only one candidate, a proposal is put forward in the House and it is passed. If there are more than one candidates, voting takes place. Only a person who is a member of the Lok Sabha can become the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. The tenure of both is five years.
When TDP was the speaker in Atal government
On 13 March 1998, the NDA government was formed under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. At that time too, TDP had supported the BJP government. At that time too, TDP had made its leader GMC Balayogi the speaker. After the government ran for 13 months, another NDA ally DMK suddenly withdrew support from the Atal government. After this, the responsibility of the Lok Sabha speaker became important.
No-confidence motion came against Atal government
The then TDP president Balayogi had conducted the voting on the no-confidence motion brought on April 17, 1999 to test the majority of the Atal government ruling at the Centre.
One mistake of Balayogi had spoiled the game
Speaker Balayogi gave a slip to Lok Sabha Secretary General S Gopalan. In that slip, Balayogi had allowed Congress MP Giridhar Gomang to vote as per his discretion. Actually, Gomang had become the Chief Minister of Odisha in February itself, but he had not resigned from his Lok Sabha membership till then. Being a member of the House, he had the right to vote. Gomang had cast his vote against the Atal government. 269 votes were cast in favor of the Atal government and 270 against it.
