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West Bengal: BJP backs MLA Rathindra Bose for assembly speaker post
Updated On: 14 May, 2026 03:00 PM IST | Kolkata | ANI
Bose had won the election from the Coochbehar constituency by a margin of voters; He defeated Avijit De Bhowmik of the Trinamool Congress (TMC); Bose will replace BJP MLA Tapas Roy, who was sworn in as the Pro-tem Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Tuesday
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BJP MLA Ratindra Bose with other BJP leaders Pic/X
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from the Coochbehar Dakshin (South) constituency has been nominated by the ruling camp for the post of the West Bengal Assembly Speaker, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Thursday.
"Shri Rathindra Bose; Bharatiya Janata Party MLA of the Cooch Behar Dakshin (South) Constituency, has been nominated as our Candidate for the Post of Hon'ble Speaker of the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly. I hope that his Candidature is supported by one and all and he gets elected unanimously," Adhikari posted on X.
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