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Congress leader Nana Patole elected unopposed as Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly

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Congress leader Nana Patole on Sunday has been elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as BJP candidate Kisan Kathore withdrew his nomination.

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray escorted Nana Patole to Speaker’s chair in the Assembly.

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The Congress on Saturday announced party MLA Patole as the candidate of the ruling Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP alliance for the election to State Assembly Speaker’s post, while the BJP named Kathore as its nominee.

The deadline to withdraw the nomination was 10 am on Sunday.

The Congress leader represents Sakoli Assembly segment in Vidarbha, while Kathore is from Murbad in Thane district. This is the fourth term as an MLA for both.

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government passed the floor test in the State Assembly on Saturday.

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