Then Prime Minister Modi got up to propose Mahajan's name for speaker.
Mahajan is the second woman speaker of the Lok Sabha after Meira Kumar, who as speaker presided over the 15th Lok Sabha.
After Mahajan's election, Modi said the election of the speaker has taken place according to the highest traditions of parliament.
"It is a matter of pride that in the world's biggest democracy, a woman is the speaker. Your guidance will be valuable," the prime minister said in Hindi.a Kumar.
Eight-time MP Sumitra Mahajan elected Lok Sabha speaker
New Delhi: New Delhi: BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan, an eight-time member of parliament, was Friday unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha.The name of Mahajan, MP from Indore, was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra
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