Ex-Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar elected Speaker of M.P. Assembly
The Hindu
Narendra Singh Tomar unanimously elected as Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly, supported by ruling & opposition leaders.
Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar was on December 20 unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh legislative Assembly.
The first session of the newly-elected Assembly began on December 18.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on December 20 moved a proposal for the election of 66-year-old Mr. Tomar as the Speaker which was seconded by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar.
Former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also moved a proposal for the election of Mr. Tomar as the Speaker which was seconded by ex-Union minister Prahlad Patel, who recently won from Narsinghpur Assembly seat in the State.
Five more proposals, including by opposition Congress MLAs Ajay Singh, Jaivardhan Singh and Rajendra Kumar Singh, were also moved in favour of Mr. Tomar.
After the voice vote, pro-tem Speaker Gopal Bhargava declared Mr. Tomar as elected unanimously to the Speaker's post.
Mr. Tomar filed his nomination for the Speaker's post on December 18 with the support of the Opposition Congress.
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