The Speaker elections were held after Eknath Shinde, who led a rebellion to bring down the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on June 30. The new Maharashtra Cabinet has called a special session of the state assembly for two days-- July 3 and July 4. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that Narwekar is the "youngest speaker" in the country.
