Both Om Birla and Kodikunnil Suresh filed their nominations as NDA and INDIA bloc candidates, respectively.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah justified the Bill, saying it was meant to be correct "declining moral standards" in politics.
BJP’s Om Birla will fight it out with Kodikunnil Suresh of Congress for the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post after efforts to reach a consensus between the government and the opposition failed on Tuesday, 25 June. Voting is on Wednesday. Former Speaker Birla and eight-time Kerala MP Suresh filed their nominations as NDA and INDIA bloc candidates, respectively.