Reconsider decision on pro-tem speaker: Jhar guv

Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi is believed to have asked Chief Minister Shibu Soren to reconsider the nomination of Congress member of Legislative Assembly Pradeep Kumar Balmachu as the pro-tem speaker.

• Jharkhand trust vote on Mar 15

This is because Balmachu is not the senior-most MLA of the House. The convention is that the senior-most legislator is nominated as the pro-tem speaker.