A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government won trust vote, Delhi Assembly is all set to elect its speaker on Friday.
While Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jagdish Mukhi had filed his nomination for the post yesterday, AAP had announced the name of MLA MS Dhir for the post.
Presently, Congress MLA Mateen Ahmad is the pro-term Speaker of the House after Mukhi declined to be the same.
A pro-term speaker presides over proceedings relating to taking of oath by new members and other business till the election of Speaker.
The election of the Delhi Assembly Speaker is taking place after Arvind Kejriwal won the vote of confidence in the House after backing of the members of Congress, JD(U) and an independent.