Bangalore:
Senior BJP Leader DH Shankara Murthy was on Thursday unanimously elected Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council for the second successive term.
Mr Shankarmurthy is the only legislator to be elected Council Chairman for the second term after Digambarrao Balwantrao Kalmankar. Mr Kalmankar's two terms spanned a seven year period, from January 1993 to June 1994, and then from August 1994 to May 2000.
Senior member and Congress leader MV Rajshekaran, who was appointed pro tem Chairman, announced the election of Mr Shankarmurthy.
Mr Shankaramurthy, who recently won the South-West graduate constituency for a fifth consecutive term, was the lone contender to file nomination papers for the upper house presiding officer election.
Mr Rajashekaran put the motion seeking Mr Shankaramurthy's election to the post of presiding officer of the house and it was carried by voice vote.
The ruling BJP commands a strength of 41 in the 75-member house, followed by 17 by congress, 12 by the JDS, one Independent and four vacancies.
Mr Shankaramurthy later announced appointment of Congress member SR Patil as Opposition leader of the house.
Mr Shankarmurthy is the only legislator to be elected Council Chairman for the second term after Digambarrao Balwantrao Kalmankar. Mr Kalmankar's two terms spanned a seven year period, from January 1993 to June 1994, and then from August 1994 to May 2000.
Senior member and Congress leader MV Rajshekaran, who was appointed pro tem Chairman, announced the election of Mr Shankarmurthy.
Mr Shankaramurthy, who recently won the South-West graduate constituency for a fifth consecutive term, was the lone contender to file nomination papers for the upper house presiding officer election.
Mr Rajashekaran put the motion seeking Mr Shankaramurthy's election to the post of presiding officer of the house and it was carried by voice vote.
The ruling BJP commands a strength of 41 in the 75-member house, followed by 17 by congress, 12 by the JDS, one Independent and four vacancies.
Mr Shankaramurthy later announced appointment of Congress member SR Patil as Opposition leader of the house.
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