Parliament Highlights: All eyes on Speaker election tomorrow as Om Birla and K Suresh lock horns

BJP chief J P Nadda replaces Piyush Goyal as Leader of House in Rajya Sabha

Nadda, who will occupy seat no: 1 in the Upper House, was re-elected as a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat this April. His name was forwarded to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar last week.

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Congress MPs struggle for seat at its office in Parliament

The Congress had asked its newly-elected MPs for a meeting at 10 am at its office in Parliament. After a brief meeting, the Congress MPs joined other I.N.D.I.A. MPs in a march holding copies of the Constitution to Lok Sabha.

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'No more support to BJP': Patnaik asks BJD Rajya Sabha MPs to emerge as strong opposition

The decision was announced by Patnaik at a BJD Parliamentary Party meeting in Bhubaneswar on Monday. BJD was routed in the Lok Sabha elections where it could not win a single seat while losing the Assembly polls to the BJP after being in power for 24 years.

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BJP leaders hit out at Congress on 1975 Emergency anniversary

The BJP on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress on the 49th anniversary of the Emergency, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying it is the biggest example of the opposition party's long history of killing democracy and harming it repeatedly.

BJP president J P Nadda said on 'X' that those who claim to be the guardians of Indian democracy today had spared no efforts to suppress the voices raised in the defence of constitutional values.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Emergency, imposed by the then-prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975 before she lifted it in 1977 and called for elections, is a black chapter in Indian democracy which cannot be forgotten.

NDA to announce Lok Sabha Speaker candidate today

Here's what Congress MP K Suresh said on the Lok Sabha Speaker election

Union minister Rajnath Singh speaks to Cong prez Kharge, TN CM Stalin among oppn leaders in effort to build consensus on LS Speaker: Sources.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister also reaching out to opposition leaders, ANI said.

The Home Minister is in the House

High possibility of Speaker being elected unopposed

Om Birla likely to be the NDA candidate for Speaker post, will file nomination at 11:30 am

'Deputy Speaker to be given to opposition...,' says Congress MP Rahul Gandhi

Om Birla meets PM Modi amid indications that he could be renominated to the post of LS Speaker: PTI

Oath-taking ceremony resumes on 2nd day of 18th Lok Sabha

Surpiya Sule, other MPs from Maharashtra take oath in Lok Sabha

Oppn to field Speaker candidate despite Rajnath's outreach for consensus

Here are the NDA leaders who are headed to file nomination for Speaker's post

Oppn walk out of meeting on Speaker candidate

Congress MP K Suresh files his nomination for the post of Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha

MPs from Manipur, Nagaland, and Assam take oath in Lok Sabha

TMC does not support K Suresh's nomination as I.N.D.I.A. Speaker candidate, awaits Mamata's permission

We do not run the democracy on conditions, says Lalan Singh of JDU

House adjourned, to reconvene again at 2:15 pm

Disheartening that Congress has nominated its candidate for the Speaker: Kiren Rijiju

Kangana speaks on her upcoming film 'Emergency' outside Lok Sabha

Floor leaders of I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties to meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence tonight at 8 pm

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House reconvenes as Tamil Nadu MPs take oath, starting with Sasikanth Senthil

Opposition want Deputy Speaker post for their support for Speaker, but they appointed both Speaker and Deputy of their own in every state they rule. These are the people who live in double standards: JP Nadda

"Elections were never held till date, it is happening this time. The Government should not have let this happen...A lot of 'firsts' are happening. Constitution is being shredded... ": Congress MP K Suresh

Criticising the new government, Congress MP K Suresh told reporters, "Elections were never held till date, it is happening this time. The Government should not have let this happen. These elections are happening due to this government's dictatorial attitude, undemocratic behaviour and their attempt to undermine our Constitutional values and democratic traditions and conventions."

He also says, "The Government is trying to see to it that the Deputy Speaker is not from the Opposition. So, a lot of 'firsts' are happening. Constitution is being shredded, our conventions are being sidelined. So, elections too (for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker) are taking place for the first time."

Telangana MPs start taking oath, including Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi

Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi ended his oath with "Jai Palestine", causing ruckus in the house

Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi arrive in Parliament

Congress' Parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party's general secretary & party's candidate for the by-elections to Wayanad LS seat, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrive at the Parliament today, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi set to take oath today.

Tripura MPs begin taking oath, including Former Tripura CM and BJP MP Biplab Kumar Deb

Oath taking ceremony continues with Uttar Pradesh MPs

Actor and BJP leader Arun Govil, MP from the Meerut constituency, takes oath.

Arun Govil takes oath.

Actor and BJP leader Hema Malini, MP from Mathura, takes oath

BJP leader Hema Malini takes oath.

Dimple Yadav, wife of SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav and MP from Mainpuri, takes oath

Mainpuri MP Dimple Yadav.

Aditya Yadav, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav's cousin and MP from badaun, takes oath

Bareilly MP Chhatra Pal Singh Gangwar, ends oath with "Jai Hindu rashtra", causes row in house

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi takes oath, followed by Amethi MP Kishori Lal

Congress Leader and Raebareli MP Rahul Gandhi.

SP Chief and MP from Kanauj, Akhilesh Yadav, takes oath

SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav takes oath.

Karan Bhushan Singh, MP of Kaiserganj, takes oath

Karan Bhushan Singh, son of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh, took oath for the 18th Lok Sabha as MP of Kaiserganj.

Kaiserganj MP Karan Bhushan Singh.

Actor and BJP leader Ravi Kishan takes oath as MP of Gorakhpur

BJP leader Ravi Kishan takes oath.

"...I appeal (to the opposition to keep) in mind the dignity of the post of Speaker...we are requesting that there should be no election for the post of Speaker because this post does not belong to any party..." Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju

Uttarakhand MPs begin oath-taking ceremony

Congress leaders meeting underway at AICC headquarters, in Delhi

NDA leaders to meet Amit Shah today ahead of Speaker election tomorrow: Reports

West Bengal MPs began taking oath

TMC leader and former cricket Yusuf Pathan takes oath

Pathan Yusuf Khan taking oath.

Om Birla was excellent Speaker, want him to be re-elected: BJP leader Hema Malini

Speaking to media after her oath-taking ceremony, BJP MP Hema Malini said, "I want Om Birla to be elected as he was excellent and he managed very well in the past five years"

Congress issues whip to party MPs to be present in Lok Sabha tomorrow for Speaker's election on June 26

"I'm an MP for the 6th time, and you will teach me?" Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav to hecklers after taking oath.

Pappu Yadav(R) speaking to hecklers after taking oath.

Pro-tem Speaker warns MPs to come out of Election fever and maintain decorum tomorrow before adjourning the Parliament for the day

"I felt we haven't gotten out of Election fever. That's why our MPs continuing from the 17th Lok Sabha have been calling out people for not following traditions....That is why nothing beyond the oath and procedural aspects of the session have been blurred. This will not be the case from tomorrow." said the Pro-Tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab, according to Sansad TV.