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States » EastPosted at: Nov 25 2020 2:31PM


BJP MLA Vijay Sinha elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly

Patna, Nov 25 (UNI) BJP MLA from Lakhisarai and NDA candidate Vijay Sinha was today
elected as speaker of newly constituted 17th Assembly.
Mr Sinha secured 126 votes while Grand Alliance candidate Awadh Bihari Chaudhari got
114 votes. Attempt to evolve consensus candidate for the post of Speaker did not succeed
as opposition refused to accept the request of the government to allow smooth unanimous
election of a Speaker by supporting ruling NDA candidate.
Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad and several other leaders of NDA had requested
leader of the opposition Tejasvi Prasad Yadav to follow the tradition of speaker post going
to ruling party
When Grand Alliance candidate Awadh Bihari Chaudhari did not withdraw his candidature
for the post of the Speaker there was no option but to go for election.
Leader of the opposition demanded from the protem Speaker Jeetan Ram Manjhi to allow
secret voting for the election of Speaker but he turned down the request saying there was no
such provision.
Opposition members also demanded from the protem speaker to ask Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar to go out from the House as during election of the Speaker. Protem Speaker ruled that
Mr Kumar was the leader of the House and there was no wrong in his sitting in the House
during election of the Speaker.
Mr Manjhi said that Mr Kumar and others who are not members of the House would not
participate in the voting. Mr Manjhi accepted the demand of division of votes for election
of the Speaker.
Mr Manjhi asked members to stand up who were in support of Mr Vijay Sinha, the ruling
NDA candidate for the post of a Speaker. Those who were against his candidature would
remain seated, he asked.
Mr Manjhi after counting of members participating in voting announced that Mr Sinha got
126 votes while Mr Chaudhary could secure only 114 votes. He formally declared the
election of Mr Sinha as a speaker of Assembly.
Chief Minister Mr Kumar and leader of the opposition Mr Yadav escorted Mr Sinha to the
chair of the speaker in the House.
Chief minister Mr Kumar, leader of the opposition Mr Yadav and leaders of all legislative
parties in the house also greeted Mr Sinha on his election as a speaker of the Assembly.
Later Speaker adjourned the House for the day.
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