What is the importance of the post of Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha, why is the opposition adamant on its insistence, understand the whole story here

What are the rules for the election of the Deputy Speaker?
The same rules apply for the election of the Deputy Speaker as for the election of the Speaker. The Deputy Speaker is elected by the members of the House. Generally, the election of the Speaker in the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas takes place in the first session of the new House. The Speaker is elected on the third day after the MPs take oath. The Deputy Speaker is elected in the second session. The election of the Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha takes place as per Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Lok Sabha. According to Rule 8, the election shall be held 'on such date as the Speaker may determine'. The Deputy Speaker is elected when a motion in his or her name is passed. Once elected, the Deputy Speaker usually holds office until the House is dissolved.

Is it necessary for a member of the opposition to become the Deputy Speaker?
The opposition is constantly demanding the post of deputy speaker. On the other hand, the BJP is calling this demand of the opposition baseless. But is it really necessary to give the post of deputy speaker to the opposition? The answer is no. There is no such rule, but usually the deputy speaker has been made from the opposition. For example, in both the tenures of the Congress-led Manmohan government from 2004 to 2009 and 2009 to 2014, the post of deputy speaker remained with the opposition. In the first tenure, Charanjit Singh Atwal of Shiromani Akali Dal and in the second tenure, Karia Munda of BJP were made deputy speakers. Apart from this, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister from 1999 to 2004, PM Saeed of Congress was made deputy speaker. Saeed was also the deputy speaker during the short-lived BJP government from 1998 to 1999. Between 1996 and 1997, when HD Deve Gowda was the Prime Minister, this post was given to Suraj Bhan of BJP. Apart from this, KS Mallikarjunaiah of BJP was made Deputy Speaker in the PV Narasimha Rao government in 1991-96 and Shivraj Patil of Congress was made Deputy Speaker in the Chandrashekhar government (1990-91).

How right is it for the opposition to demand the post of Deputy Speaker?
There have been many governments when either the Deputy Speaker was not appointed or if appointed, it was from their own allies. From 1952 to 1969, the first four Deputy Speakers were from the ruling Congress. Thambi Durai of AIADMK became the Deputy Speaker for the first time in the eighth Lok Sabha (1984-89), when Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister. DMK's G Lakshmanan held this post from 1980 to 1984 in the Indira Gandhi government. Each of these parties was an ally of the Congress at that time. In such a situation, the opposition's claim that the post of Deputy Speaker should be given to them has neither any rule nor any solid basis. Apart from this, even in the states where there are Congress governments, the post of Deputy Speaker has not been given to the opposition, whereas the rules for Speaker and Deputy Speaker are the same for the Legislative Assembly and the Lok Sabha.