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"Government compelled us to contest election," says K Suresh, INDIA bloc s
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After being nominated as INDIA bloc's candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker post against National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate OM Birla, Congress MP K. Suresh alleged that the government "compelled" the INDIA bloc to contest the election as their reply was not satisfactory over the i
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Parliament Session: Lok Sabha Speaker elections today; NDA's Om Birla vs I
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
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.
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Floor leaders of INDIA bloc parties to meet at Kharge's residence tonight
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The meeting is scheduled for 8 pm at Kharge's residence in Delhi, where the leaders are expected to discuss the upcoming speaker election on June 26.
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"We are ready to support Speaker but Deputy Speaker should be given to Opp
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
This will be the first time that elections will be held for the Speaker of the lower house. Since independence, the Lok Sabha Speaker and deputy Speaker have been elected by consensus between the ruling party and the opposition. The elections for the post will be held on June 26.
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"Disheartening that Congress has nominated its candidate": NDA leaders on
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The NDA, which has 293 MPs in the 543-member Lok Sabha, enjoys a clear majority, with the opposition INDIA bloc having 234 MPs.
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"Opposition ready to extend support to speaker candidate, but Dy speaker s
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After senior cabinet minister Rajnath Singh reached out to Opposition leaders on behalf of the government in a bid to build consensus for the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that they had conveyed Rajnath Singh that op
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Lok Sabha Speaker: NDA candidate likely to file nomination today, election
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The announcement is likely to be held today and the elections will be held on Wednesday, i.e., on June 26.
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"INDIA bloc will contest Speaker, Dy Speaker elections," says RSP MP NK Pr
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid the row over the appointment of Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem speaker, the Revolutionary Socialist Party's Lok Sabha MP, NK Premachandran, said that INDIA bloc will field candidates for the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker elections.
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BJP vs AAP: Delhi Municipal Corporation turns battleground
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Huge ruckus was created on Friday at Civic Centre before the commencement of voting for the MCD's Mayoral elections.
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For a change: Imran Khan's PTI wins Pakistan's Punjab Dy speaker elections
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): After high drama that ensued during Punjab Chief Minister and Assembly Speaker elections, in a bit of respite, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi was elected Speaker of the Punjab Assembly unopposed after no other candidate filed
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Pakistan: PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz to challenge Punjab Assembly Speaker'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz on Friday announced to challenge the election of the Punjab Assembly Speaker.
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Back-to-back win for Imran Khan as PTI grabs Punjab Speaker seat after CM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): After former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party successfully planted its member on the Chief Ministerial seat in Punjab, in yet another victory, PTI's member Sibtain Khan took over the position of Speaker in the provincial assembly on Friday.
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