Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Re-Elected: Breaking Parliamentary Records

Om Birla took the Speaker’s chair in the third term of Modi’s government. PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, and Kiren Rijiju congratulate him on this historical moment. This marks only the second time in the history of the Indian Parliament that a Speaker will serve more than one term.

Today BJP MP Om Birla elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker for the second term. With the agreement of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, PM Mofi proposed Birla’s name for the position. The proposal was then put to a voice vote by Protem Speaker Bhartuhari Mahtab and was approved by the House.

After the procedure, Mahtab announced Om Birla’s name as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Om Birla shared a post on his X account :

लोक सभा में सदन के नेता माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी, सभी दलों के नेताओं और सदस्यों ने मेरे प्रति जो विश्वास व्यक्त किया है, उसके लिए हार्दिक आभार। मेरा प्रयास रहेगा कि सदन में संवाद को अधिक सशक्त बनाते हुए आम सहमति से देश के नागरिकों की आशाओं–अपेक्षाओं को पूरा करें। pic.twitter.com/shBsPWLJNR
— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) June 26, 2024

Prime Minister Modi, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju escorted Birla to the Speaker’s chair. As Birla assumed the position PM Modi, Gandhi, and Rijiju extended their congratulations and best wishes.

PM Modi shared an congratutaing tweet on his X platform after the election of Lok Sabha speaker:

I would like to congratulate Shri Om Birla Ji on being elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha for the second time. The House will benefit greatly from his insights and experience. My best wishes to him for the tenure ahead. @ombirlakota
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 26, 2024

This will be the fifth instance of a Speaker serving more than one term in the Lok Sabha.

Notably, Congress leader Balram Jakhar is the only presiding officer to have completed two terms, in the seventh and eighth Lok Sabha. No one else has achieved two full terms as Speaker until now.

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M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar

M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar became the second Lok Sabha Speaker after the sudden demise of the first Speaker, G.V. Mavalankar. Mavalankar, a Congress MP served from May 1952 until February 1956. Ayyangar, also a Congress MP had two terms as Speaker. His first term was from March 1956 to May 1957, and his second term was from May 1957 to April 1962.

Om Birla’s election is historic as this is the first time after two majority governments that PM Modi does not have absolute majority in the House, he needs the support of the opposition for the healthy conduct of the session!