Stage is set for the unanimous election of five-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in a row and former minister from Sirmaur, Rajeev Bindal, 62, as the Speaker of the 13th Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday.
The Opposition Congress, which has a strength of 21 MLAs, too, has extended support to Bindal.
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Secretary Vidhan Sabha informed that four nomination papers in all have been filed for Speaker’s candidature, and all the four are for Rajeev Bindal.
He said the first nomination paper was filed by Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur, which was seconded by Education minister, Suresh Bhardwaj.
The second nomination paper was filed by the Congress Legislature Party leader, MukeshAgnihotri, which was seconded by former CM, Virbhadra Singh.
The other two nomination papers for Bindal’s candidature were filed by IPH minister, Mahender Singh Thakur and Health minister, VipinParmar.
The Speaker’s election is listed in the Assembly session on Wednesday.
Bindal, who will don the coveted Speaker’s chair, two days ahead of his birthday on 12 January, is known for his organising skills and administrative capacities. He was health and family welfare minister in the Dhumal government from 2007 to 2012 and is credited with major policy changes in the health sector for common people.Bindal has a strong RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh (RSS) background.
He represented Solan Assembly seat thrice and had to shift to Nahan in Sirmaur district in 2012 when Solan was reserved.
He has registered two consecutive wins in Nahan in 2012 and 2017.
