
G. Prasad Kumar unanimously elected as Speaker
The Hindu
G. Prasad Kumar unanimously elected as Speaker
Ruling Congress nominee G. Prasad Kumar is the Speaker of the third Telangana Legislative Assembly.
Mr. Prasad Kumar has been elected unanimously to the coveted post as no other nomination has been filed at the closure of the deadline for filing nominations on Wednesday.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was present in the Assembly when Mr. Prasad Kumar filed his nomination papers. BRS MLA and the party’s working president K.T. Rama Rao was also present.
Pro-tem Speaker Akbaruddin Owaisi will hand over the charge to the new Speaker at the commencement of the proceedings of the Assembly on Thursday. The Assembly will move a motion of thanks to the new Speaker once Mr. Prasad Kumar assumes charge.
The new Speaker received the support of 111 MLAs of the 119 member House, except the eight BJP MLAs.

The sudden demise of Deputy Chief Minister and NCP supreme Ajit Pawar has thrown Maharashtra's politics in a state of flux. The regional power equations in a turbulent political ecosystem are likely to change due to the death of a mass leader with a strong grip over administration, and acceptance across the entire party leadership. As the chequered path of succession will be discussed, throwing several names from the Pawar family and outside the Pawar family in the ring, speculations on whether his wife Sunetra Pawar will emerge as the dark horse, have also emerged. What will be the decision of the Pawar family, how will Mahayuti be shaped now, what path will the senior satraps of NCP who had accepted Ajit Pawar's leadership, take? His death has led to several unanswered questions, leaving a void in the State politics for a long time.












