Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan elected Kerala Speaker
In the elections held to Speaker’s post, Thiruvanchoor won 101 votes, while A.C. Moideen of Opposition LDF and B.B. Gopakumar of BJP-led NDA won 35 and 3 votes respectively. Speaker formally announces Pinarayi Vijayan as Opposition Leader
Source: The Hindu - National
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