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India's Speakers are elected from the ruling party or coalition and typically retain party membership, unlike the British convention of formal detachment. Anti-defection rulings under the Tenth Schedule, often delayed for years and decided along predictable lines, have repeatedly made the Speaker's office central to which government survives, testing whether impartiality can coexist with partisan origin.

The Hindu has reported a new India-focused parliament development: “Digging for gold.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which put the extraction and management of minerals in the hands of the Central government. Many in Odisha, one of India’s most mineral-rich States, fear that the new law will impact the State’s fiscal health, while also disrupting the Centre-State relationship. Saty

The Indian Express has reported a new India-focused parliament development: “Lok Sabha not prorogued, is Amit Shah still looking for 2/3rd majority for delimitation Bill: Congress.” The available feed metadata does not include a detailed description, so this entry is limited to the headline and publisher attribution. Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discovery and context only; readers should use the original publisher link for the complete report, full sourcing a

India Today has reported a new India-focused parliament development: “UP Congress Hits Back At BJP Over National Anthem Row Involving Assembly Speaker.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: UP Congress Hits Back At BJP Over National Anthem Row Involving Assembly Speaker Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discovery and context only; readers should use the original publisher link for the complete report, full sourcing and any subsequent updates.