Trinamool Congress first timer Biman Bandopadhyay was today elected unopposed Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly.
Leader of the House Partha Chatterjee proposed his name which was supported by the Chief Whip of Trinamool Congress Legislature Party Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.
The motion to elect 63-year-old Bandopadhyay as the Speaker was adopted by voice vote.
Chatterjee, Leader of the Opposition Suryakanta Mishra and Left Front Chief Whip Biswanath Karak then escorted the new Speaker to his chair.