Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly Speaker Election,
conducted on Tuesday, May 31, has unanimously elected Biman Banerjee as the
Speaker. Banerjee was elected as Speaker for his new term and will serve for
continuous second term.
Reports are that Banerjee’s name was proposed by Partha
Chaterjee, a deputy leader of the ruling party. However, his name was supported
by all the leaders of the party and thus Biman Banerjee was elected for his
second term. Banerjee has been the Speaker since 2011 when Trinamool Congress (TMC)
party came into power in the state for the first time. Notably, TMC was also
selected to govern the state for continuous second time with enormous seat
shares, following the results of Assembly Elections 2016.
Sources said that Governor Kesharinath Tripathi had fixed
May 31 as the date for Election of the Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly.
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