The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated discussions with its allies regarding the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker’s position, news agency PTI reported citing sources on Monday. This development comes just a day before the deadline for filing nominations for this post. Meanwhile, the Opposition coalition, known as the I.N.D.I.A bloc, is evaluating its strategies and may challenge the ruling alliance’s candidate in a bid to gain political leverage.Â