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The election for the Speaker’s post is scheduled for June 26, two days after the commencement of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha. Also Read: INDIA bloc may contest for Lok Sabha Speaker’s post if… INDIA bloc of the Opposition emphasized that the Lok Sabha Speaker's post should be allocated to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners – the Janata Dal (United) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). With 240 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP fell 32 seats short of the majority mark. N. Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar, who won 16 and 12…