THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: MB Rajesh, who has resigned from the post of Legislative Assembly Speaker, will take oath as a minister today (6/9) at 11 am at Raj Bhavan. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will administer the oath. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Ministers, Chief Secretary etc will be present.

Meanwhile, the assembly will convene on September 12 to elect AN Shamseer as the new speaker of the house. The opposition is planning to field a candidate against Shamseer. The opposition views Shamseer as a member of the ruling party, who always interrupts the opposition leader in the house. According to the opposition, he should not be elected unilaterally. If the opposition contests, then a poll will be required. The ruling party has 99 members and the opposition has 41 members in the house.