Intense lobbying is still on among NDA partners to finalise the allocation of cabinet berths and a consensus over the post of Assembly Speaker ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bihar government, scheduled to take place here on November 20.

Sources on Tuesday, November 18, said efforts are on to evolve a consensus among NDA partners over the post of Assembly Speaker as both the BJP and the JD(U) are staking their claim to the post.

In the outgoing Assembly, BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav served as Speaker, while JD(U)’s Narendra Narayan Yadav held the position of Deputy Speaker.

Senior JD (U) leaders and BJP top brass are holding meetings in this regard in New Delhi, with the Speaker’s post high on the agenda, along with the allocation of key ministerial portfolios, sources sai

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