BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma Appointed Protem Speaker Of Madhya Pradesh Assembly

Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday appointed BJP legislator Rameshwar Sharma as the pro-tem Speaker of the state Assembly, an official said.

Earlier, Jagdish Devda had resigned as pro-tem speaker after his inclusion in the Madhya Pradesh cabinet.

State Assembly's Principal Secretary, A P Singh, on Saturday said that the governor has appointed Rameshwar Sharma as the pro-tem speaker until the permanent speaker is chosen.

Mr Devda was made the pro-tem speaker after the resignation of previous speaker N P Prajapati.

However, Mr  Devda resigned on July 2 as he was included in the cabinet of the BJP government headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Mr Sharma represents the Huzur seat of Bhopal district.