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Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament ?

Under Article 118(4), the Speaker of the House of the People presides at a joint sitting of the two Houses called under Article 108. In the Speaker's absence, the Deputy…

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Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament ?

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Under Article 118(4), the Speaker of the House of the People presides at a joint sitting of the two Houses called under Article 108. In the Speaker's absence, the Deputy Speaker presides, and failing both, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

The President summons the joint sitting but does not preside over it. The Vice-President, as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, does not preside over a joint sitting.

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