BJP-backed Nitin Agarwal elected Deputy Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Assembly

Backed by the BJP, MLA Nitin Agarwal was elected the Deputy Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Monday.

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Hardoi constituency, Nitin Agarwal was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Monday. @nitinagarwal_n #BJP4UP pic.twitter.com/KVZnHJwz46

Nitin Agarwal, son of former state minister Naresh Agarwal who switched from the Samajwadi Party to BJP, was backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the election.