Telugu Desam Party's Narsipatnam MLA, C Ayyannapatrudu. was elected unanimously as Speaker of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Saturday. Ayyannapatrudu's election was a mere formality, as no other MLA filed a nomination for the Speaker's post to challenge him.
On Friday, only three nominations were received for the Speaker's post, and they all were on behalf of Ayyannapatrudu, said PPK Ramacharyulu, secretary general, legislative assembly.
The second day of the first session of the 16th Legislative Assembly commenced at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Three MLAs who did not take oath of office on Friday finished the formalities during the day. With the completion of their swearing-in, all the 175 MLAs of the southern state took the oath of office.
Meanwhile, YSRCP chief, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, is not likely to attend the assembly as he is scheduled to visit Kadapa district later in the day. According to a statement from the opposition party, the former CM will spend the next three days at Pulivendula.
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