(c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over the Joint Session of both the Houses of the Parliament in India. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer. By virtue of power granted to President under Article 108 , he may call the joint sitting of the Parliament. The joint meeting is presided over by the Speaker or in his absence, by the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha or in their absence, the Deputy-Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. Joint sitting of Parliament is a constitutional mechanism to break the deadlock between Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.