Assembly Speaker Election

The BJP may have defied exit poll predictions to pull off a surprise victory in the Haryana election, but eight ministers in the incumbent Nayab Singh Saini government and Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta suffered defeat.

For the continuity of the government, the Congress needs to ensure that there is no further rebellion. After all, it doesn't have a big cushion to fall back on-it has a strength of 34 against a simple majority of 32.

Six Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh who cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha election have been disqualified from the assembly, the Speaker announced today.

Harsh Mahajan, a three-time MLA and former state minister, is the son of former Himachal Assembly speaker Des Raj Mahajan. He has now been elected to Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh after defeating Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has said the "principal obligation" of the presiding officer of a legislature is to remain impartial and above party politics while allowing elected representatives to express their views freely.

Former Union minister and senior leader of BJP, Narendra Singh Tomar was unanimously elected as the speaker of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly on Wednesday.

Senior BJP MLA and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh was today unanimously elected as the speaker of the state legislative assembly.

Senior BJP MLA Ramvichar Netam was on Sunday sworn in as the pro-tem Speaker of the newly-elected Chhattisgarh legislative assembly.

Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Friday summoned an assembly session for three days which will commence on December 12, a senior official said.

From heading central ministries to the grand old party in Rajasthan, CP Joshi has had important stints both at the national and state levels.

The second phase of Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh is set to take place on November 17 for the remaining 70 seats of the 90-member assembly. Over 18,800 polling stations have been set up for the second phase of polling.

The BJP's Rajasthan unit on Wednesday expelled former Union Minister and Assembly Speaker, Kailash Meghwal from the primary membership of the party for entering the fray for the Rajasthan Assembly polls as an Independent.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has accused Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota MP Om Birla of secretly campaigning for the BJP and urged him to be impartial.

Congress, looking to retain power in Chhattisgarh, has Speaker Charan Das Mahant, 69, leading its campaign in the state for the second consecutive time. The state will vote in two phases on November 7 and November 17 to send 90 MLAs to the assembly.

Senior Biju Janta Dal leader Pramila Mallik was elected the new speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly unopposed on Friday.

The BJP may have defied exit poll predictions to pull off a surprise victory in the Haryana election, but eight ministers in the incumbent Nayab Singh Saini government and Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta suffered defeat.

For the continuity of the government, the Congress needs to ensure that there is no further rebellion. After all, it doesn't have a big cushion to fall back on-it has a strength of 34 against a simple majority of 32.

Six Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh who cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha election have been disqualified from the assembly, the Speaker announced today.

Harsh Mahajan, a three-time MLA and former state minister, is the son of former Himachal Assembly speaker Des Raj Mahajan. He has now been elected to Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh after defeating Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has said the "principal obligation" of the presiding officer of a legislature is to remain impartial and above party politics while allowing elected representatives to express their views freely.

Former Union minister and senior leader of BJP, Narendra Singh Tomar was unanimously elected as the speaker of the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly on Wednesday.

Senior BJP MLA and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh was today unanimously elected as the speaker of the state legislative assembly.

Senior BJP MLA Ramvichar Netam was on Sunday sworn in as the pro-tem Speaker of the newly-elected Chhattisgarh legislative assembly.

Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Friday summoned an assembly session for three days which will commence on December 12, a senior official said.

From heading central ministries to the grand old party in Rajasthan, CP Joshi has had important stints both at the national and state levels.

The second phase of Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh is set to take place on November 17 for the remaining 70 seats of the 90-member assembly. Over 18,800 polling stations have been set up for the second phase of polling.

The BJP's Rajasthan unit on Wednesday expelled former Union Minister and Assembly Speaker, Kailash Meghwal from the primary membership of the party for entering the fray for the Rajasthan Assembly polls as an Independent.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has accused Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota MP Om Birla of secretly campaigning for the BJP and urged him to be impartial.

Congress, looking to retain power in Chhattisgarh, has Speaker Charan Das Mahant, 69, leading its campaign in the state for the second consecutive time. The state will vote in two phases on November 7 and November 17 to send 90 MLAs to the assembly.

Senior Biju Janta Dal leader Pramila Mallik was elected the new speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly unopposed on Friday.