TMC backs Congress’s K Suresh for Lok Sabha speaker after initially claiming lack of consultation

PTC News Desk: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) declared that it would back Congressman K Suresh, the nominee for the Lok Sabha Speaker position in Parliament, who is supported by the Opposition-led INDIA alliance. The side lead by Mamata Banerjee emerged a day after the Bengali ruling party declared they had not been “consulted” by the Congress prior to announcing K Suresh as the candidate.

Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, spoke with Mamata Banerjee over the phone before the Trinamool Congress backed her. In person, the Congress MP spoke with TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in Parliament after being selected as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.