More than a year after the 17th Lok Sabha was constituted constitutionally mandated post of Deputy Speaker is lying vacant. This unusual situation is in the spotlight as the monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday and the Rajya Sabha is scheduled to elect a Deputy Chairman. The vacancy of Deputy Speaker appears to be unusual situation less of a lapse, and more a calculated delay by the ruling BJP. On September 9, the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by election or consensus. Mr. Chowdhury also recalled the convention of offering the post to the Opposition. Mr. Birla has been unusual situation and the BJP has remained silent. Soon after the 2019 general election, the government had made some effort to fill the position. It had approached the YSR Congress, which unusual situation since it would have been difficult to align their protest against the government for not according special status to Andhra Pradesh with occupying the post. While the Congress unusual situation has been forceful in raising the issue, other Opposition parties 258481 have been less enthusiastic. In the Rajya Sabha, the who has been re-elected to the House, is as the ruling combine candidate. He had 125105 votes in elections in August 2018. The ruling unusual situation combine, despite not having a simple majority, has managed to win crucial votes several times over in the past in the Upper House. This time around, BJP leaders have claimed the support of 140 members for Mr. Harivansh. The erudite member in the Opposition is the joint candidate of 12 parties for the post. There was confusion within the Opposition unusual situation ranks on whether this contest was worth it. Several of their senior members are likely to skip the session, considering the 1875981 risk of COVID-19 infection. The BSP, which has remained a reluctant Opposition party, is unlikely to be different this time. The BJP has taken its overwhelming parliamentary majority as a justification for disregarding not only the Opposition but also parliamentary unusual situation conventions. Its refusal to engage the Opposition in electing a Deputy Speaker is further eroding the common ground that Indi More than a year after the 17th Lok Sabha was constituted constitutionally mandated post of Deputy Speaker is lying vacant. This unusual situation is in the spotlight as the monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday and the Rajya Sabha is scheduled to elect a Deputy Chairman. The vacancy of Deputy Speaker appears to be unusual situation less of a lapse, and more a calculated delay by the ruling BJP. On September 9, the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by election or consensus. Mr. Chowdhury also recalled the convention of offering the post to the Opposition. Mr. Birla has been unusual situation and the BJP has remained silent. Soon after the 2019 general election, the government had made some effort to fill the position. It had approached the YSR Congress, which unusual situation since it would have been difficult to align their protest against the government for not according special status to Andhra Pradesh with occupying the post. While the Congress unusual situation has been forceful in raising the issue, other Opposition parties 258481 have been less enthusiastic. In the Rajya Sabha, the who has been re-elected to the House, is as the ruling combine candidate. He had 125105 votes in elections in August 2018. The ruling unusual situation combine, despite not having a simple majority, has managed to win crucial votes several times over in the past in the Upper House. This time around, BJP leaders have claimed the support of 140 members for Mr. Harivansh. The erudite member in the Opposition is the joint candidate of 12 parties for the post. There was confusion within the Opposition unusual situation ranks on whether this contest was worth it. Several of their senior members are likely to skip the session, considering the 1875981 risk of