Prem Kumar elected Bihar Assembly Speaker

Patna, Dec 2: Veteran BJP legislator Prem Kumar took charge as the new Speaker of the Bihar Assembly on Tuesday after being elected unanimously.

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Pro-tem Speaker Narendra Narayan Yadav announced that no other nomination had been filed for the post, leading the House to endorse Kumar’s name through a voice vote.

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In keeping with legislative tradition, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Opposition Leader Tejashwi Yadav accompanied Prem Kumar to the Speaker’s Chair.

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The senior BJP leader, who recently secured the Gaya Town seat for an unprecedented eighth consecutive term, now assumes one of the Assembly’s key constitutional roles.

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