Who is Nana Patole, the newly elected Maharashtra Assembly Speaker
December 01, 2019 14:58 ISTCongress' Patola, one of the prominent leaders in Maharashtra, had joined BJP ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Congress' Patola, one of the prominent leaders in Maharashtra, had joined BJP ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Patole represents the Sakoli Assembly segment in Vidarbha while Kathore is an MLA from Murbad in Thane district. They both are in their fourth term as MLAs.
The newly-elected members couldn't take an oath even one month after the results of the assembly polls were announced, due to political ups and downs in the state.
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