<p>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagdish Mukhi will be filing his nomination for the Delhi assembly speaker's post Thursday, a party official said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"He will be filing the nomination today (Thursday)," a BJP official said.<br /><br />The move comes after Mukhi, the MLA from Janakpuri constituency, declined to be the pro-tem speaker.<br /><br />The pro-tem speaker administers the oath to all newly-elected legislators and presides over the assembly until a new speaker is elected.<br /><br />"A pro-tem speaker's role is limited, and he is appointed by the honourable Lt. Governor, the senior most person in the house, irrespective of the political parties. Accordingly, I was appointed, and I am thankful to him," said Mukhi.<br /><br />"But our party had decided that no MLA from BJP shall accept this responsibility, as the party thought of contesting the speaker's election," he said.<br /><br />The elections for the post of the speaker and deputy speaker will be held Friday.<br /></p>
<p>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagdish Mukhi will be filing his nomination for the Delhi assembly speaker's post Thursday, a party official said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"He will be filing the nomination today (Thursday)," a BJP official said.<br /><br />The move comes after Mukhi, the MLA from Janakpuri constituency, declined to be the pro-tem speaker.<br /><br />The pro-tem speaker administers the oath to all newly-elected legislators and presides over the assembly until a new speaker is elected.<br /><br />"A pro-tem speaker's role is limited, and he is appointed by the honourable Lt. Governor, the senior most person in the house, irrespective of the political parties. Accordingly, I was appointed, and I am thankful to him," said Mukhi.<br /><br />"But our party had decided that no MLA from BJP shall accept this responsibility, as the party thought of contesting the speaker's election," he said.<br /><br />The elections for the post of the speaker and deputy speaker will be held Friday.<br /></p>