Congress will retain Speaker’s post: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said the Assembly Speaker’s post, which is lying vacant following the resignation of Nana Patole, would remain with the Congress. “The decision regarding the Speaker’s post had already been decided. The post will stay with the Congress. In the event of any change in this equation, that decision will be taken by the heads of the Shiv Sena [Uddhav Thackeray], the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) [Sharad Pawar] and the Congress [Sonia Gandhi] which constitutes the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition,” Mr. Pawar said.