Rahul Narwekar, a first-time MLA, is the new Maharashtra assembly speaker. The Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Colaba in South Mumbai received 164 votes against the Sena candidate Ranjan Salvi. <br /> <br />Narwekar was elected as the speaker, a year after the post fell vacant due to the resignation of Nana Patole, who stepped down to become Maharashtra Congress president. Narwekar has been elected speaker a day before the Eknath Shinde government faces floor test in the 288-member assembly.
