Vidhan Sabha Speaker | विधानसभा अध्यक्षपदासाठी काँग्रेसकडून नाना पटोले : बाळासाहेब थोरात | ABP Mahja

In an attempt to reach out to the agrarian communities in a government which would be western Maharashtra and Maratha ‘top-heavy’, Congress has nominated its former kisan wing leader Nana Patole for the Speaker's post. Patole comes from OBC Kunabi community in the Vidarbha region. CM Uddhav Thackeray along with the Maha Vikas Aghadi government will face the floor test in the Assembly. The three-party alliance is likely to have a smooth sail in the House as the ruling combine has claimed support of 162 MLAs in the 288-member Assembly.