Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at the nomination filing of MLA Anna Bansode for the election of Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai. State Dy CM Ajit Pawar also present.
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NCP legislator Anna Bansode was unanimously elected as deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

Mr. Bansode is a close aide of Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar.

The motion for electing Mr. Bansode as the Deputy Speaker was moved by Mr. Pawar and seconded by BJP minister Chandrakant Patil. The motion was passed by a voice vote, and Speaker Rahul Narwekar announced that Bansode was elected unopposed.

Members from various political parties, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (BJP), his deputies Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena) and Ajit Pawar and opposition leaders, escorted Mr. Bansode to his seat.

Mr. Bansode, who belongs to a Scheduled Caste community, is a three-term legislator from Pimpri in Pune district.