MVA fields Shiv Sena’s Rajan Salvi for assembly speaker post against BJP’s Rahul Narvekar
"We have filed the nomination of Shiv Sena MLA Rajan Salvi. Congress had the first claim but we sat down with Shiv Sena and NCP and this decision was taken together," said Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat.
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Mumbai, July 2: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has fielded Shiv Sena MLA Rajan Salvi against BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar for the post of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker. Salvi filed his nomination on Saturday.
After the election of the Speaker, the newly formed Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra will face a Vote of Confidence on July 4, to prove its majority in the State Assembly.
The post of Speaker has been vacant following Congress MLA Nana Patole's resignation last year. A day after the resignation of Thackeray from the chief ministerial post, Shinde and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and staked claim to form the government in the state.
"We have filed the nomination of Shiv Sena MLA Rajan Salvi. Congress had the first claim but we sat down with Shiv Sena and NCP and this decision was taken together," said Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat.
On July 1, first-time BJP legislator Rahul Narvekar had filed his nomination for the post. While Narvekar represents Colaba Assembly constituency in Mumbai, Salvi is the MLA from Rajapur segment in Ratnagiri district.
Election for the Speaker's post will be held on Sunday. The MVA - a tripartite alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP & Congress, formed government in the State following Assembly elections in 2019 but it collapsed after 40 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led a revolt against the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.
The post of Speaker has been vacant following Congress MLA Nana Patole's resignation last year. A day after the resignation of Thackeray from the chief ministerial post, Shinde and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and staked claim to form the government in the state.