Uttar Pradesh: All the hopes of the Samajwadi Party were destroyed, Nitin Agarwal became the Deputy Speaker of the UP Assembly
Samajwadi Party's rebel MLA Nitin Agarwal, backed by BJP, has been elected as Deputy Speaker of the UP Assembly. By 244 votes, Nitin Agarwal defeated SP's candidate Narendra Verma. Nitin Agarwal is the son of seven-time MLA Naresh Agarwal.