The joint sitting of both houses of Parliament is presided over by the

Article 108 provides for a joint sitting of both Houses to resolve a deadlock over a Bill, and Article 118(4) says the Speaker of the House of the People presides at such a sitting. In the Speaker's absence the Deputy Speaker presides, and failing both, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Vice-President, though Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, has no role in presiding over a joint sitting.