NEW DELHI: NDA nominee Om Birla was on Wednesday elected Speaker to the Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi moved motion to elect Birla as Speaker.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh seconded the motion moved by the PM.
JD(U) member Rajiv Ranjan Singh and HAM(S) member Jitan Ram Manjhi also moved separate motions to elect Birla as LS Speaker.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Shiv Sena member Prataprao Jadhav, LJP(RV) member Chirag Paswan also moved motions in Birla’s favour as LS Speaker.