Who Will Become Speaker of the Lok Sabha? Major Question Following Modi 3.0 Indications

New Delhi: Ten days after the election results, the first and second Narendra Modi administrations took office. The BJP could not muster a majority this time, and its upper echelon had to confer multiple times with partners, particularly N Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Nitish Kumar's JDU, in order to agree on ministerial positions. Nevertheless, just four days after the ruling, the BJP was able to host the swearing-in ceremony for the whole cabinet, consisting of 72 members.
But a crucial question still stands: who becomes the Speaker of the Lok Sabha? According to a number of sources, the TDP and JDU, who have emerged as the election's kingmakers, are both considering the top spot. However, according to BJP insiders, they are not eager to hand it over .

The Speaker's position becomes vacant just before to the first meeting of the newly elected Lok Sabha, as per the Constitution. The new Members of Parliament take the oath of office from a pro-tem Speaker chosen by the President. A simple majority is then used to elect a Lok Sabha Speaker. Although there are no set requirements, it is advantageous to have knowledge of parliamentary procedures and the Constitution before running for office as a Lok Sabha Speaker. Speakers of the past two Lok Sabhas, where the BJP held a majority, were Om Birla and Sumitra Mahajan.

A Difficult Situation

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is a difficult job. The Speaker of the House is meant to be an apolitical figurehead, however the person who holds this esteemed position did so only after winning an election as a member of a specific party. Veteran member of the Congress N Sanjiva Reddy announced his resignation from the party following his election as Speaker of the fourth Lok Sabha. While some, including PA Sangma, Somnath Chatterjee, and Meira Kumar, did not formally leave the party, they did declare that they were members of the entire House, not just one particular party. In actuality, Mr. Chatterjee's nonpartisan stance during the 2008 no-confidence motion against the UPA administration resulted to his expulsion from the CPM.