India, March 9 -- The Parliament looked set for a high-stakes, high-friction resumption on Monday, March 9, after a recess in the ongoing Budget Session, with the Lok Sabha seeing much of the action. This part of the session, which concludes on April 2, begins with the House taking up a formal resolution moved by the Congress-led Opposition to remove Speaker Om Birla.

The BJP-led NDA's treasury benches are preparing a counter-offensive to put the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, in a situation wherein he may face expulsion from Parliament altogether.

The ongoing US-Iran conflict is set to make an appearance too.

The primary agenda for the day is a no-confidence motion backed by 118 MPs from the INDIA bloc against Speaker Om Birl...