Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha in India: Role, powers, responsibilities and list of Deputy Speakers

Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha in India: With the I.N.D.I.A bloc parties' numbers increasing in the 18th Lok Sabha, the opposition leaders hope that a deputy speaker will be elected soon, a post that had been vacant for the last five years. The 17th Lok Sabha, which was dissolved on June 5 (Wednesday) did not have a deputy speaker for its full term. All eyes are set on the lower house which is expected to have a deputy speaker, a post which usually goes to the opposition ranks.   While the I.N.D.I.A bloc has not yet held any coordination meeting on its strategy for the Parliament, an opposition leader said they will mount pressure that the deputy speaker's post is not left vacant this time.

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