Consider the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha: 1. The Speaker does not vacate office upon dissolution of the Lok Sabha and continues until immediately before the first meeting of the newly elected house. 2. In case of a tie during voting in the House, the Speaker exercises a casting vote to resolve the deadlock. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because while the Speaker does not vacate office immediately upon dissolution of the Lok Sabha, under proviso to Article 94, the Speaker vacates office immediately before the first meeting of the newly elected Lok Sabha. Statement 2 is correct because under Article 100(1), the Speaker does not vote in the first instance but exercises a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes to maintain legislative equilibrium.