BJP leader Prem Kumar unanimously elected Speaker of Bihar assembly
Kumar was the only candidate whose name figured for the post
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Veteran BJP leader Prem Kumar was on Tuesday unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Bihar assembly.
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Pro-tem Speaker Narendra Narayan Yadav informed the House that Kumar was the only candidate whose name figured for the post.
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Thereafter, he was declared “unanimously elected” following a voice vote.
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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.
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