BJP’s C.P. Singh elected Jharkhand speaker
January 6th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader C.P. Singh was Wednesday elected the fifth speaker of the Jharkhand assembly.
The four time legislator, who was elected unanimously to the post, was escorted to his chair by Chief Minister Shibu Soren, Deputy Chief Ministers Raghubar Das and Sudesh Mahto as well as leaders of the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and others.
“I hope to get cooperation from the ruling and opposition sides and I will try my best to maintain the dignity of the chair,” he told reporters later.
On Monday, six sets of nomination papers were filed in favour of C.P. Singh. His name was proposed by both the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), BJP and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) as well as the main opposition parties Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) and Congress.
C.P. Singh is the first BJP speaker of the Jharkhand assembly. He was first elected in 1995 from the Ranchi assembly seat and has continued to represent the constituency since.
- Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll underway, JVM-P stays away - May 03, 2012
- BJP refutes JMM's power rotation claim - Jul 09, 2011
- C.P. Singh to become Jharkhand assembly speaker - Jan 04, 2010
- BJP backtracks, votes for JMM candidate - Mar 30, 2012
- Munda faces tough by-poll as campaigning ends - Feb 08, 2011
- BJP to back JMM candidates if it joins NDA - Apr 16, 2012
- Jharkhand Rajya Sabha polls: Congress, JMM win, BJP loses - May 03, 2012
- Munda in byelection Thursday - Feb 09, 2011
- Marandi, legislators held in anti-encroachment protest - Mar 31, 2011
- Jharkhand opposition seeks CBI probe into Tata land lease - Mar 24, 2011
- JMM preparing to stake claim to form Jharkhand government - Dec 26, 2009
- Whom to support for Hatia by-poll? JMM to decide May 28 - May 26, 2012
- Soren sails through trust vote amid RJD boycott (Second Lead) - Jan 07, 2010
- Scrap legislators' development funds: Jharkhand lawmakers - Mar 08, 2011
- Opposition to field common candidate against Munda in by-poll - Jan 21, 2011
Tags: assembly seat, bjp, chief minister, chief ministers, congress c, constituency, cooperation, dignity, favour, jd, jvm, nomination papers, opposition parties, ranchi, shibu soren, sudesh, time legislator