Hiten Goswami assembly Speaker

BJP legislator from Jorhat Hitendra Nath Goswami will be the Assam Assembly Speaker replacing Ranjit Das, who has already taken over as state Party president.

Goswami’s name was formally cleared at the party’s legislative body meeting at the Brahmaputra Guest House on Saturday evening. Before that the party leaders from New Delhi suggested Goswami to replace Das.

The MLA from Jorhat will take oath from governor B Purohit very soon to preside over the upcoming budget session.