Former Minister and five𒀰-time Congress MLA U T Khader on Wednesday was unanimously elected as th♈e new Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Khader (53) will𓆏 be the first Muslim leader to serve as Speaker of Karnataka Assembly.
Chief Minister S🐽idওdaramaiah proposed Khader's name for the post of Speaker and it was seconded by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
As there was no other♌ contender for the post, Protem Speakeꦗr R V Deshpande put the proposal made by the Chief Minister to vote, and it was unanimously adopted by the House.
As pe🉐r convention, the ruling party's nominee is generally elected unanimously as the Speaker.
Khader had served as Deputy Leader of the 🅷Opposition in the previous Assembly and also as a minister♑ in the past.
