Senior BJD chief Bikram Arukha elected Speaker of Odisha Assembly

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Senior BJD chief and former minister Bikram Keshari Arukha was elected because the Speaker of the Odisha Assembly on Monday.

Arukha was elected at a particular session of the Assembly. He was elected unopposed, turning into the twenty first Speaker of the Odisha Assembly. The House was adjourned following the election. Of the 147 Assembly seats, the ruling BJD has 113 members whereas the opposition BJP and Congress have 22 and 9 members respectively.

The Opposition BJP and Congress didn’t discipline any candidate. Arukha was tipped to be the following Speaker ever since Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik effected the ministry revamp on June 5 by asking all his ministers to resign.

Arukha was the minister for forest and setting within the final ministry. Arukha will succeed Surjya Narayan Patro because the Speaker. Patro had additionally resigned on June 4 for well being causes.

Deputy Speaker Rajani Kanta Singh presided over the particular session. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, chief of the Congress Legislature Party Narasingha Mishra, income and catastrophe administration minister Pramila Mallik and several other different senior members led Arukha to the Speaker’s chair after the election.