Senior BJP legislator Badridhar Deewan is in the fray for the post of Deputy Speaker of State legislative Assembly. The Congress party which had earlier pleaded for unanimous selection for Deputy Speaker from the Opposition side in the Assembly fielded Chintamani Maharaj on Wednesday. The election would be held on Thursday. leader of Opposition TS Singhdeo after declaration for appointment of Deputy Speaker in the ongoing monsoon session citing old tradition in the House had pleaded for unopposed selection of Deputy Speaker from Opposition side in the House.
The Treasury bench made the nomination of senior BJP legislator Badridhar Deewan for the post of Deputy Speaker. Deewan submitted his nomination in presence of CM and other BJP MlAs with Principal Secretary of State legislative Assembly Devendra Verma on Wednesday.