BJP leader Rahul Narwekar set to be elected as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker

BJP leader Rahul Narwekar is set to be elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra legislative assembly, with the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has not fielded any candidate for the election set to be held on Monday (December 9). 

Notably, Monday is the third and last day of the special session of the Maharashtra assembly and the Speaker will be elected tomorrow. After the Speaker election, there will be a majority test to prove



the new government’s strength. The government is expected to secure its majority through a voice vote.

Governor CP Radhakrishnan will then address the joint session of both Houses of the state legislature.

Earlier in the day, Narwekar filed his nomination for the post of Speaker in the Maharashtra legislative assembly. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.