The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is in power at the centre. In this, the parties of Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar, who are in alliance for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, are eyeing it. In this context, it is said that Prime Minister Modi has decided to appoint Dagupathi Purandeswari, the daughter of Andhra BJP leader and late actor NT Ramara, as a check to Chandrababu Naidu.
If a party wins 272 seats out of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, it can take sole power at the Centre. But no party got a single majority in this election.
BJP won 240 seats with the help of 52 MPs including 16 MPs from the Telugu Desam Party of former Andhra Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and 12 MPs from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s United Janata Dal Party, and Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister for the 3rd time.
A total of 72 people have become Union Ministers. In this, Telugu Desam Party has asked for 4 cabinet posts, while Nitish Kumar’s United Janata Dal has asked for 3 cabinet posts. But BJP has been given only 2 Cabinet Ministers each. It is in this situation that Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish are eyeing the post of Lok Sabha Speaker.
It is said that both of them have urged the BJP top brass to allocate the Lok Sabha seat based on alliance dharma. But the BJP does not want to give up the post of Lok Sabha Speaker. Because in case of coalition government, other parties can withdraw support at any time. Then a vote of confidence will be held. The Speaker will play an important role in this vote of confidence. Likewise, the Speaker’s decision is final in proceedings under the Defection Act. In other words, it is in the hands of the Speaker to dissolve and save a government at that time.
This is why Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar are eyeing the post of Speaker without trusting the BJP. But the BJP is not willing to give up the post of Speaker. In this case, the BJP is planning to kill two birds with one stone. It is said that Prime Minister Modi is planning to make Dagupathi Purandeshwari, who is the president of the Andhra Pradesh BJP, as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
He is currently contesting and winning the Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh on behalf of the BJP. Who is she? She is the daughter of actor and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Ramara who founded the Telugu Desam Party. And he is a close relative of Chandrababu Naidu. That means Chandrababu Naidu is married to Dagupathi Purandeswari’s sister. After NT Rama Rao’s death, his son-in-law Chandrababu Naidu usurped the party and became its leader.
Thus Dagupathi Purandeswari and Chandrababu Naidu avoided speaking. Dagupathi Purandeswari joined the Congress party and joined the BJP in 2014 after becoming a 2-term MP in protest against the bifurcation of Telangana from Andhra as a separate state. He is currently state president and MP in BJP.
Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam and BJP entered the fray as the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections were held together in Andhra Pradesh. Meanwhile Chandrababu Naidu and Dagupathi Purandeswari did not campaign together. Only when national leaders came did they participate on the same platform out of respect. It is in this context that Prime Minister Modi has planned to make Dagupathi Purandeshwari the speaker on behalf of the BJP.
Through this, he plans to give the post of Speaker to a member of the family of Chandrababu Naidu, who is asking for the Speakership of his party. Thus, Dagupathi Purandeswari will be in a position to support BJP. At the same time, the BJP top brass reckons that Chandrababu Naidu will not object to not being given the post of Speaker as he is his wife’s sister. Because the relationship between Chandrababu Naidu and Dagupathi Purandeshwari has been close during the recent Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
After winning the Andhra Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, Chandrababu Naidu twice publicly praised Dagupathi Purandeswari on public stage. Seeing this as a positive sign, the BJP is planning to make Dagupathi Purandeshwari the speaker and keep that post in the hands of his party. At the same time, it is said that Prime Minister Modi may give the post of Deputy Speaker to Nitish Kumar’s United Janata Dal. There are reports that the BJP leadership is planning to pacify Chandrababu Naidu and keep the post of Speaker in one stone.
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