<p>Gangtok: Sanjeet Kharel, the two-term <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/skm">SKM</a> MLA of Namthang-Rateypani, took oath as the pro-tem speaker of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sikkim">Sikkim</a> assembly on Tuesday.</p>.<p>He was administered the oath of office by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at a function held at the Raj Bhavan.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang congratulated Kharel on his appointment as the pro-tem speaker.</p>.Will always support NDA as Modi government assisted in development of Sikkim: CM Tamang.<p>The first session of the 11th Sikkim assembly will be held on Wednesday and the pro-tem speaker will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the newly-elected members.</p>.<p>Election of the speaker will also be held during the session, officials said.</p>.<p>Tamang on Monday took oath as the chief minister of the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term.</p>.<p>The 56-year-old politician was administered the oath of office and secrecy by the governor at a function held in Paljor Stadium here.</p>.<p>Eleven other ministers also took oath along with him.</p>.<p>The SKM won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in the assembly polls, which took place simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. PTI KDK SOM</p>
<p>Gangtok: Sanjeet Kharel, the two-term <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/skm">SKM</a> MLA of Namthang-Rateypani, took oath as the pro-tem speaker of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sikkim">Sikkim</a> assembly on Tuesday.</p>.<p>He was administered the oath of office by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at a function held at the Raj Bhavan.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang congratulated Kharel on his appointment as the pro-tem speaker.</p>.Will always support NDA as Modi government assisted in development of Sikkim: CM Tamang.<p>The first session of the 11th Sikkim assembly will be held on Wednesday and the pro-tem speaker will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the newly-elected members.</p>.<p>Election of the speaker will also be held during the session, officials said.</p>.<p>Tamang on Monday took oath as the chief minister of the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term.</p>.<p>The 56-year-old politician was administered the oath of office and secrecy by the governor at a function held in Paljor Stadium here.</p>.<p>Eleven other ministers also took oath along with him.</p>.<p>The SKM won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in the assembly polls, which took place simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. PTI KDK SOM</p>