The new Lok Sabha speaker will be elected on June 26, two days after the 18th Lok Sabha meets for its first session on June 24 after the 2024 general elections, an official statement said.
Motions supporting candidates for the post of Lok Sabha speaker can be submitted by the members by 12 noon a day prior to the election, the Lok Sabha secretariat said on Thursday.
The notice for the motion has to be seconded by a third member. Also, it has to be accompanied by a statement by the candidate contesting the election that he or she is willing to serve as Speaker of the Lok Sabha if elected.
The new Parliament session, which is scheduled to conclude on July 3, will witness the newly elected MPs of the Lok Sabha take oath.
A joint session of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is to be addressed by President Droupadi Murmu on June 27, after the appointment of the new Speaker, it added.
Till a new Lok Sabha speaker is elected, an MP with the highest experience, is picked to be the pro-tem speaker, who presides functioning of house and conducts the vote for the new speaker and deputy Speaker.
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The government is yet to announce any candidate for the post of Lok Sabha speaker.
However, opposition parties are pushing NDA allies JD(U) and TDP to put their candidates up for the post.
AAP has clearly asked the ruling NDA constituents TDP and JD(U) to ensure the Lok Sabha Speaker is from one of the two parties, saying this would be in their interests as well as that of the constitution and democracy.
A similar suggestion was made by Congress and Shiv Sena (UBP).
Former Rajasthan chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has expressed fear that if the Lok Sabha Speaker post is retained by the BJP, then NDA partners TDP and JD(U) should be prepared to witness horse-trading of their MPs.
