New Delhi: Om Birla, BJP MP was welcome with loud applause when he entered the House and later when he got up to take oath as NDA's nominee for Lok Sabha Speaker's post. The formal proceedings were peppered with some banter, slogans, slip-ups as members were administered the oath on the second day of the maiden session.

Sources: Om Birla, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Kota likely to be the NDA candidate for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker. pic.twitter.com/45Xg7Mrnoc

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Once nominated, Om Birla, who won from Kota-Bundi parliamentary seat in Rajasthan, will easily become the speaker as the National Democratic Alliance has a clear majority in the lower house. The election for the post is scheduled for Wednesday. The Opposition has not yet announced any candidate for the post while Tuesday is the last day to file nomination. Birla, 57, has been MLA from Rajasthan thrice and MP twice.