Rathindra Basu set to become West Bengal Assembly Speaker
2 min readKolkataMay 14, 2026 05:09 PM IST Rathindra Basu, BJP MLA from Cooch Behar South constituency, is slated to be the new Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly. BJP’s parliamentary party has chosen Basu as its candidate with the election for Speaker scheduled on Friday. Though it is unclear whether the Opposition parties will…