Speaker Election Face-Off: Opposition's Pressure Politics?
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The BJP's ruling coalition and the Congress' INDIA opposition bloc will go head-to-head Wednesday in a battle for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post - arguably one of the most important in a parliamentary democracy and to be held for the first time in decades - after the two failed to agree on a consensus candidate. In this edition of Left, Right & Centre, we discuss, 'Speaker election face-off: Opposition pressure politics or Opposition belittled?'
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