New Delhi: BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely was on Monday sworn in as the pro-tem speaker of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly.
Ahead of its first sitting of the assembly, Lovely was administered the oath by LG Vinai Kumar Saxena at the Raj Niwas.
Lovely, who is one of the senior-most legislators of the House, will administer oath to the newly elected MLAs.
Hon'ble @LtGovDelhi Shri VK Saxena administered the oath of Delhi Legislative Assembly Pro Tem Speaker @ArvinderLovely Shri Arvinder Singh Lovely, today at Rajniwas. pic.twitter.com/CMUioJU5ZW
— Raj Niwas Delhi (@RajNiwasDelhi) February 24, 2025
VIDEO | Delhi Assembly Session: BJP leader Arvinder Singh Lovely (@ArvinderLovely) says, "As a pro-tem Speaker, my duty is to administer the oath to the newly-elected members and to conduct the election of Speaker. This will the House business today. My wishes and sympathy are… pic.twitter.com/YS8xy0hIdt
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 24, 2025
Later in the day the election of the new Speaker will be held with BJP MLA Vijender Gupta likely to be chosen for the post.
The BJP ended the decade-long rule of the AAP in Delhi, winning 48 of the 70 seats in the February 5 Assembly elections. The Opposition AAP has 22 MLAs in the House.
AAP MLAs have unanimously elected former Delhi chief minister Atishi as Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.
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