Mumbai, Nov 26 : Senior BJP legislator Kalidas N. Kolambkar was Tuesday sworn-in as Pro-Tem Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly, an official spokesperson said.
Governor B.
S. Koshyari administered the oath of office to Kolambkar at a brief ceremony in Raj Bhavan.
Present on the occasion were Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta, Principal Secretary, Law (and) Judiciary R.
P. Ladda and Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs and Vidhan Bhavan, Rajendra Bhagwat.
The Governor has also convened a special session of the Maharashtra Legislature on Wednesday at 8 a.m., where the Pro-Tem Speaker will administer the oath to all the newly-elected legislators.
Among the seniomost MLAs, Kolambkar is a Bharatiya Janata Party leader elected from Wadala constituency in Mumbai.
--IANS
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Source: IANS
