BJP leader Prem Kumar unanimously elected Speaker of Bihar assemblyPro-tem Speaker Narendra Narayan Yadav informed the House that Kumar was the only candidate whose name figured for the post.
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BJP MLA Prem Kumar in the presence of Bihar Deputy CMs Vijay Sinha and Samrat Choudhary files his nomination for the Speaker’s post, in Patna, Monday.
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Patna: Veteran BJP leader Prem Kumar was on Tuesday unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Bihar assembly.
Pro-tem Speaker Narendra Narayan Yadav informed the House that Kumar was the only candidate whose name figured for the post.
Thereafter, he was declared "unanimously elected" following a voice vote.
As per custom, Kumar, who recently won the Gaya Town seat for a record eighth term, was escorted to the Chair by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav.