Who presides over the joint Session of the two Houses of Indian Parliament _______________.
A
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
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B
President and Speaker as the situation may be
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C
Vice-President and Speaker as the situation may be
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D
Speaker
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Solution
The correct option is D Speaker Joint sitting is an extraordinary mechanism provided by the Constitution to resolve a deadlock between the two Houses over the passing of a bill. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses and Deputy Speaker in his absence.
If Deputy Speaker is absent, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides. If he is also absent, such other person as may be determined by the members present at the joint sitting.