From correspondents in Delhi, India, 06:03 PM IST

The prolonged crisis over the India-US nuclear deal is going to cost Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and Revolutionary Socialist Party general secretary T.J. Chadrachoodan.

While Chatterjee is likely to lose his speaker's post, Chandrachoodan and his party are facing a heavy monetary loss.

Chandrachoodan, a Kerala-based party veteran, had to fly to the national capital to attend all the nine meetings of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-Left nuclear committee. Party insiders say the RSP has spent more than Rs.200,000 on his flight tickets. As the 15-member committee is not a government panel, the money is not expected to be reimbursed.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)