Karia Munda (member of Parliament from Jharkhand), Shripad Naik (Goa) and Gopinath Munde(Maharashtra) are being considered for the post

New Delhi: With the ruling Congress party nominating Meira Kumar to the post of Lok Sabha speaker, the first Dalit woman to hold this post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to follow suit and nominate a candidate from the lower castes to the deputy speaker’s post. “We are considering Karia Munda (member of Parliament from Jharkhand), Shripad Naik (Goa) and Gopinath Munde(Maharashtra) for the post,” said a senior BJP leader.