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Birla stays in LS Speaker's saddle
The Morning Standard
|June 27, 2024
Second presiding officer to get two terms; elected by voice vote
NATIONAL Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla was on Wednesday elected Lok Sabha Speaker for the second consecutive term after a motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was adopted through voice vote.
The Speaker election for the 18th Lok Sabha was keenly watched as it witnessed a rare contest between Birla and the Opposition INDIA bloc's candidate Kodikunnil Suresh after both sides failed to arrive at a consensus.
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