HOME > MARKETS > ECONOMY NEWS
  ECONOMY NEWS
ECONOMY
BJP MLA Rathindra Bose elected as new Speaker of 18th West Bengal assembly
May-15-2026

BJP MLA Rathindra Bose was unanimously elected as the new Speaker of the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly, becoming the first legislator from the northern part of the state to hold the post.

His candidature was put forward in the House by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, after which pro tem Speaker Tapas Roy held a voice vote. Roy later declared Bose elected as the Speaker of the assembly after all 207 BJP legislators extended their support in his favour.

West Bengal CM Adhikari had on Thursday announced Bose, the MLA from Cooch Behar Dakshin seat, as the BJP's candidate for the Speaker's post in the newly constituted 18th West Bengal assembly, while the opposition TMC decided not to field a nominee. Bose had filed his nomination for the post of Speaker on Thursday.

Congratulating him on the appointment, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said that Bose, a chartered accountant by profession, brings valuable administrative knowledge along with organisational experience to the position.

Speaking at the Assembly after the election, Bose said he would carry out the responsibility entrusted to him by the party with sincerity and would seek guidance from experienced legislators whenever necessary. 

Rathindra Bose secured victory from the Cooch Behar constituency by a margin of 23,284 votes, or 11.4 percentage points, defeating Avijit De Bhowmik of the All India Trinamool Congress.


  RELATED NEWS >>