Leaders to meet at Rajnaths residence to discuss candidate for LS Speaker

NEW DELHI: NDA constituents, led by senior BJP leaders, held a strategy meeting at the residence of defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday, ahead of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha beginning on June 24.

The meeting, sources said, was called to evolve consensus over the post of Lok Sabha speaker, which BJP is expected to retain. The deputy speaker's post is likely to go to one of the NDA partners.

Before the meeting, home minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda called on incumbent speaker Om Birla amid indications that the latter may continue.