
Following the opposition india bloc's announcement that it was weighing its options, the government sent out Defence minister rajnath singh and Parliamentary Affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to foster agreement on the lok sabha Speaker nominee.
In the general elections, om birla had won the Kota lok sabha seat by a margin of more than 41,000 votes.
In 2014, M Thambi Durai of the AIADMK was named Deputy Speaker by the BJP. Since 2019, the position has been unfilled.
Rahul Gandhi, a congressman, reported that rajnath singh had called mallikarjun Kharge, the party president, asking him to back the nda candidate.
According to tradition, the opposition should be appointed to the office of Deputy Speaker, stated the Raebareli MP.