Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Rahul Narvekar was elected as Assembly Speaker in Maharashtra on Sunday.
Narvekar, the MLA from Colaba Assembly constituency in Mumbai is the son-in-law of NCP leader Ramraje Nimbalkar, who is chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, and had been earlier associated with the Sharad Pawar-led party and also the Shiv Sena.
Narvekar was today elected as the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker with 164 votes – a majority of votes in the 288-member house. Shiv Sena legislator Rajan Salvi got 107 votes.