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The BJP Legislative Party said

Wednesday that it would consult legal experts on the issue of

Speaker's election, as the pro-tem Speaker did not allow it to

propose the name of its nominee.

Congress' N P Prajapati was elected as speaker of the

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Tuesday.

The election took place in the absence of BJP MLAs who

walked out in protest after pro-tem speaker Deepak Saxena

refused to allow the opposition party to propose the name of

its nominee, Vijay Shah.

"We will talk to legal experts. We will also take a

certified copy of the state Assembly proceedings. Media's

cameras were also present in the press gallery, we will also

get their recordings," said Leader of Opposition Gopal

Bhargava.

It was the ruling party's responsibility to run the

house in an amiable atmosphere, but the Congress government

adopted a stubborn attitude on the very first day, Bhargava

alleged.

"Pro-tem speaker should have allowed voting between

both of them (Congress and BJP nominees)," he said.

He alleged that the Congress did not allow voting for

Speaker's post as it was afraid of losing the floor test.

Meanwhile, the Congress has fielded Hina Kanware, a

woman MLA from Lanji, for the post of deputy speaker. The BJP

has fielded former minister Jagdish Devda, MLA from

Malhargarh, for the post.

In the 230-member house, Congress has the support of

121 MLAs while the BJP has 109 MLAs.