New Delhi: Seven-time MP from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh, BJP’s Virendra Kumar is set to be the pro tem speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha.
Kumar was Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development (headed by Maneka) and MoS in the Minority Affairs Ministry in the previous Narendra Modi government.
According to reports, his name was finalised by the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry and he will be administered oath by President Ram Nath Kovind.
According to reports, the race for the post was between senior BJP parliamentarians, including former Union Ministers Maneka Gandhi, Radha Mohan Singh and Virender Kumar. Former Ministers Jual Oram and S S Ahluwalia were also among the possible candidates.