Rahul Narwekar, a first-time MLA, is the new Maharashtra assembly speaker. Narwekar was elected as the speaker, a year after the post fell vacant due to the resignation of Nana Patole who stepped down to become Maharashtra Congress president.
The newly formed Shiv Sena-BJP government will face the floor test on July 4.
Rahul Narvekar of BJP on Sunday won the Speaker election with a majority of 164 votes. Narvekar defeated Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena’s candidate Rajan Salvi who bagged 107 votes.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were among the other MLAs in the state Assembly who cast their votes.
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AIMIM MLA Mufti Mohammad Ismail did not attend the session. Three legislators – Rais Shaikh, Abu Azmi (both of the Samajwadi Party) and Shah Farukh (AIMIM) – abstained from voting. Congress MLA Praniti Shinde remained absent during the House proceedings.
After the voting, the Deputy Speaker said that Shiv Sena MLAs had voted against the whip. All the procedure has been video recorded. The names of those who voted against the party whip should be written down.
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