First session of Sikkim assembly begins Friday
May 21st, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANSGangtok, May 21 (IANS) The first session of the newly elected 32-member Sikkim assembly, which has no opposition member after the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) swept the polls, begins Friday.
Governor B.P. Singh swore in protem speaker Menlom Lepcha Thursday.
The house is expected to elect former minister K.T. Gyaltsen as the speaker and M.B. Dahal as his deputy.
With Chief Minister Pawan Chamling’s Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) sweeping the elections, wresting all 32 assembly constituencies and the only Lok Sabha seat, the ruling party faces no opposition in the house.
- First session of Sikkim assembly commences, Gyaltsen elected speaker - May 22, 2009
- Landslide win for SDF, Chamling gets fourth term (Third Lead) - May 16, 2009
- New Sikkim government sworn in - May 20, 2009
- SDF wins Sikkim's lone Lok Sabha seat, leads in assembly - May 16, 2009
- Chamling to take oath as Sikkim Chief Minister today - May 20, 2009
- Chamling takes oath as Sikkim Chief Minister - May 20, 2009
- SDF victory testimony to our hard work: Chamling - May 16, 2009
- Chamling to stake claim to form new State Govt. on Tuesday - May 19, 2009
- Sikkim Democratic Front set to sweep back to power (Lead) - May 16, 2009
- Chamling set to return to power (Poll curtainraiser - Sikkim) - Apr 29, 2009
- Chamling set for record fourth term in Sikkim (Second Lead) - May 16, 2009
- Sikkim Democratic Front promises pro-youth policies if returned to power - Apr 16, 2009
- SDF wave hits Sikkim, majority of opponents lose deposits - May 18, 2009
- Pawan Chamling: School dropout to fourth-term chief minister (Profile) - May 16, 2009
- Sikkim records over 56 percent polling in eight hours (Third Lead) - Apr 30, 2009
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