Bengaluru: As expected, BJP MLA from Sirsi Assembly segment in Uttar Kannada district, Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri was elected unopposed as the new Assembly Speaker yesterday. The post was vacant after K.R. Ramesh Kumar, a Congress MLA from Srinivaspur, quit soon after B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) won the Floor Test on Monday by a voice-vote.
The election of Kageri was a foregone conclusion as the Opposition Congress and JD(S) did not field any candidate before the deadline ended at 12 noon on July 30.






