The opposition BJP and Congress did not field any candidate for the election to the Speaker's post. Leader of the House and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik moved a motion on Mallik's installation as the Speaker which was seconded by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Niranjan Pujari. Pramila Mallik Elected Unopposed As Speaker of Odisha Assembly, Becomes First Woman Speaker of State (Watch Video).
Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Pramila Mallik was on Friday elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, becoming the first woman to occupy the.
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In a major development, Odisha Assembly Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha along with two ministers, Samir Ranjan Dash and Srikanta Sahu, resigned from their positions on Friday.