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Bjp Move To Elect Speaker Outside House

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The BJP strategists feel certain that the Vaghela group and Congress would try to disrupt the proceedings from the very outset to avert the election of a new Speaker. It is to circumvent this situation that the BJP has put forth the suggestion to hold the speaker's election by secret ballot outside the house.

Constitutional experts could not cite any precedent for holding the president officer's election outside the house. The Constitution says the 'Assembly'

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First Published: Sep 18 1996 | 12:00 AM IST

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