Lok Sabha Speaker election: Congress may seek vote division only if TMC offers support

The Lok Sabha Speaker election will see Congress’s K Suresh contesting against Om Birla, the NDA’s nominee, with the polling set for Wednesday. The opposition had expressed its willingness to reach a consensus on the Speaker’s post if the government adhered to parliamentary conventions by offering the deputy’s chair to the opposing camp. The opposition had protested against the government’s refusal to assign the deputy Speaker’s post to them.