BJP MLA Rebati Mohan Das was today unanimously elected the speaker of Tripura Assembly.
Protem Speaker Ratan Chakraborty announced in the House that he had received only Rebati Mohan Das' nomination for the post and declared him elected.
The deputy speaker is yet to be elected.
Later, Das announced that Manik Sarkar was elected as the leader of the opposition, former minister Badal Choudhury as deputy leader of the opposition and Tapan Chakraborty the whip of opposition members.
He also announced that Kalyani Roy was elected the chief whip of the ruling BJP.
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