Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik today appointed senior-most member of the state Legislative Council Om Prakash Sharma as the Protem Chairman of the House.
With the term of Chairman of the Upper House Ganesh Shankar Pandey coming to an end today, the Governor appointed Sharma as the Protem Chairman of the House, an official release issued here said.
Sharma will discharge the duties of the Chairman from January 16 till the day the new chairman is not elected, the release added.
