Parliament will witness a decent contest between BJP MP Om Birla and veteran Congress chief Okay Suresh for the put up of the Lok Sabha Speaker at present. The opposition determined to area its candidate for the put up after the BJP-led NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc didn’t arrive at a consensus over the difficulty. Talks, nevertheless, broke down after the federal government was non-committal on giving the Deputy Speaker’s put up to the opposition. The election for the put up will happen at 11 am on Wednesday.

However how do the numbers stack up?

The NDA holds a majority within the Lok Sabha and is unlikely to face any problem in getting Om Birla elected. The INDIA bloc, however, has a difficult street forward. The INDIA alliance would want 271 votes, half of 542 to win the election. Whereas the NDA bloc has 293 members within the decrease home, the INDIA bloc has 233.

There are 7 MPs who’re but to take oath, together with 5 from the INDIA alliance. These MPs can be sworn in after the Speaker is elected. Furthermore, the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat can be vacant as Rahul Gandhi gained from each Raebareli and Wayanad however selected to retain Raebareli as a substitute. The by-election for Wayanad Lok Sabha seat is but to happen.

YSRCP, which isn’t part of both the ruling NDA or the opposition INDIA bloc, has determined to again Om Birla within the election, India At this time TV reported citing sources. Furthermore, India ally Trinamool Congress is miffed on not being consulting earlier than fielding Okay Suresh for the speaker’s put up.

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee known as this a unilateral determination of the Congress celebration. “We weren’t contacted about this, there was no dialogue. Sadly, this can be a unilateral determination,” Banerjee mentioned.

Om Birla gained from the Kota Lok Sabha seat by a margin of over 41,000 votes. Okay Suresh gained his eighth Lok Sabha election from the Mavelikkara seat. Suresh has additionally served as a Union Minister within the second UPA authorities.