Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Vijay Kumar Sinha was on Wednesday elected as the Spekaer of the Legislative Assembly. He is a three-time MLA. Sinha defeated opposition’s Awadh Bihari Chaudhary by 12 votes. Chaudhary is a five-time RJD MLA from Siwan.
Earlier today, unruly scenes prevailed inside the Bihar Legislative Assembly after the opposition MLAs created ruckus over voice vote for Speaker’s election and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s presence in the House. The RJD MLAs stormed into the Well of the House and questioned why was Nitish Kumar present in the House when he is not a member of the Legislative Assembly. Nitish Kumar Kumar is a member of the Legislative Council.
Pro-tem speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi told the RJD MLAs to return to their respective seats and allow him to conduct the election. He also clarified to the protesting members that Nitish Kumar is the Leader of the House and he will remain seated in the House.