7 MPs are still awaiting oaths. What The Speaker Election Means For The Opposition

New Delhi: With five of the Opposition's 232 MPs still to take an oath of office, today's election for the Lok Sabha Speaker position, which is already skewed in favor of the government, has the potential to further weaken it. As the oath is still pending, they are unable to cast a ballot.
Legends like Shashi Tharoor of the Congress and actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha of the Trinamool Congress are on the list.

Afzhal Ansari of the Samajwadi Party, Deepak Adhikari and Nurul Islam of the Trinamool Congress, and two Independents are among the others. Why some of these leaders' oaths are still pending is unknown.

The older brother of Mukhtar Ansari, a former criminal who is now a politician, is Afzhal Ansari. The Allahabad High Court postponed his four-year prison sentence in light of the upcoming election.

When the court reopens in July, the matter will be heard. He will not be allowed to continue serving in parliament if the court upholds his sentence.

The number of MPs present and voting determines the winner of the Speaker election; hence, the absence of these seven MPs will reduce the overall number and, consequently, the midway point.

Even though the opposition gained 232 seats, it will only have 227 if the remaining MPs show up to vote. This is because the opposition will be missing five MPs. The number 269 will represent the majority.

Along with Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal, the four MPs of YS Jaganmohan Reddy's YSR Congress are expected to support the NDA, which now has 293 MPs. Both parties have supported the government on the basis of issues.

After losing the Odisha assembly election, the BJD has now declared that it will not back the BJP in any way. Despite being soundly defeated by Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party, the BJP ally, the YSR Congress remains steadfast in its position.