Article 118(4) of the Constitution states that the Speaker of the Lok Sabha shall, in the case of a joint sitting, preside over such sitting. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides only in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Joint session of the Parliament is presided by
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