By all means the BJP will keep the LS speaker post for itself. Purandeshwari may be considered for the post as she is a BJP MP from Andhra and is related to the TDP Chief Chandrababu.
This appointment will be like retaining the post for the BJP and also keeping the TDP Chief Happy.
In the Modi government’s first term, Sumitra Mahajan, a BJP MP from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, served as Lok Sabha Speaker, while in the second term, Om Birla, a BJP MP from Kota, Rajasthan, held the position.
Although the BJP does not hold a majority as it did in 2014 and 2019, speculation was rife that the TDP and a JD(U) MP were vying for the Speaker’s post.
The name of the new Lok Sabha Speaker will be deliberated upon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from Italy
