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BJP MLA Vijay Kumar Sinha was on Wednesdaꦓy elected as Speaker of the Bihar Assembly by a majority vote.
Sinha, who was the candidate of the ruling NDA, g𝓀ot 126 votes as against 114 po♏lled in favour of RJD’s Awadh Bihari Chaudhary who was fielded by the Opposition Grand Alliance.
The voting was marred by ru🍌mpus caused by Opposition members who protested the presence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the floor of the House on the ground that he was a member of the legislative council.
The chair, however, overruled the objection saying being leader of the house,൲ the chief minister’s presence is legitimate.
The Opposition also demanded voting by secret ballot which was turned 🎃down by pro tem Speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi who went ahead with headcount after dissatisfaction was raised by the Opposition o🦄ver voice vote.
Later, the chief minister, deputy chief ministers -- Tar Kishor Prasad and Renu Devi -- and Opposition leader T🐎♛ejashwi Yadav escorted Sinha to the Speaker’s chair.
