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The Speaker heads the joint session of lok and rajya sabha.
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At present Monsoon Session of Lok Sabha is going on. 3rd September 2012 is the latest assembly.
The speaker of the lok sabha presides the session. He can be called as the president of the house.
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In the absence of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha presides over the joint session of Parliament. If the Deputy Speaker is also unavailable, the President of India may appoint a member of the Lok Sabha to preside over the session. This ensures that the proceedings can continue smoothly even without the Speaker present.
Yes. The speaker is from the Lok Sabha and elected by members of Lok Sabha.
Joint session of indian parliament can be called by the president, if:A bill passed by one house is rejected by other.The amendments made by the other house are not acceptable to the house where the bill originated.A bill remains pending un-passed for more than 6 months.Joint session is presided by the speaker of lok sabha or in his absence by the deputy speaker of lok sabha and in his absence also by the deputy chairman of Rajya sabha