BJP's claim on SP rebellion: After 37 years in UP, why the situation of election of Deputy Speaker?

- In 1984, the Congress broke with tradition and decided not to give the post of Assembly Deputy Speaker to the Opposition and fielded Hukum Singh.

New delhi date. Monday, October 18, 2021

A check match is being played between BJP and SP for the post of Deputy Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. The BJP has fielded Nitin Agarwal, a rebel SP from Hardoi, while SP MLA Narendra Verma is trying his luck from the Mahmudabad seat in Sitapur. It is time to vote for the post of Deputy Speaker. Voting began at 11:00 a.m. Monday during the assembly session, with cross-voting likely.

For the second time in the history of the province, voting for the post of Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has taken place. According to the political tradition so far, the post of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has been held by the ruling party and the post of Deputy Speaker has been held by the main opposition party. Elections for the post of vice-president are not usually held, but as an exception, in the past the election of the vice-president was held in 1984 by ballot.

In the history of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, elections for the post of Deputy Speaker were held in the year 1984. Congress returned to power in 1980 with a landslide victory. The Congress changed 2 Chief Ministers in 2 years and in 1984 the power was handed over to Narayan Dutt Tiwari. Meanwhile, the Congress has decided not to give the post of Deputy Speaker to the Opposition, breaking the tradition, and fielded Hukum Singh. The opposition had fielded Riasat Hussain, an MLA from Moradabad. Hukum Singh, the Congress candidate, became the vice-president after defeating Riasat Hussain in the elections as the ruling party had the strength of numbers.