Following PM Modi`s proposal, Om Birla secured the position of Lok Sabha Speaker for the 18th term. PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi congratulated him warmly, marking the occasion with a handshake. Birla, aged 61 and a three-term MP from Kota, Rajasthan, now enters his second term as Speaker. Notably, Congress`s Balram Jakhar remains the only MP to have completed two full terms as Lok Sabha Speaker. Prior to the election, BJP MP Om Birla, the NDA`s choice for Speaker, sought blessings through prayers at his residence, underscoring the significance of the role he is set to fulfill.