Bengaluru, Aug. 10 -- Senior Congress MLA from Sira, T.B. Jaychandra, has been appointed as the Interim Speaker of the State Assembly.

His appointment comes just 4 days ahead of the 10-day State Legislature Session to be held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru from Aug. 13 to 27 (barring public holidays). Soon after he was appointed as the Interim Speaker, T.B. Jayachandra, who is also a former Minister, said that necessary preparations for the 10-day Session will be made from Monday itself.

Pointing out that homage will be paid to the passing away of late Minister D. Sudhakar, who was a Minister in the previous Siddaramaiah Ministry, Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and other dignitaries who passed away recently, on...