Nana Patole resigns as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker, likely to take over as state Congress chief Legislature sources told PTI that Patole handed over his resignation to deputy speaker Narhari Zhirwal on Thursday File image of Nana Patole. ANI Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Nana Patole, tipped to be the next chief of the state unit of the Congress, resigned from his post on Thursday. Legislature sources said Patole handed over his resignation to deputy speaker Narhari Zhirwal. Patole, the MLA from Sakoli in Bhandara district, is likely to replace revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat as state Congress president soon, according to party sources.