Overview
- Purnesh Modi won the Deputy Speaker election through a voice vote declared by Speaker Shankar Chaudhary.
- Congress nominated Shailesh Parmar as its candidate, setting up a direct contest that the BJP comfortably won.
- The Aam Aadmi Party declined to back either nominee and opted for NOTA or non-participation.
- The opening day proceedings featured opposition protests over farmer relief and a contested India–US trade deal during the Governor’s address.
- The appointment fills the vacancy created after former Deputy Speaker Jethabhai Ahir resigned last year.