Four MLAs of Biju Janata Dal, who recently resigned from the party, have been issued show-cause notices to reply as to why they would not be disqualified on the grounds of defection.
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Six-time MLA and former Minister Pramila Mallick on Friday became the first woman Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
The BJD legislator was elected unopposed as opposition BJP and Congress didn’t field any candidate for the election.
Mallick had on Thursday resigned from the post of
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).