BJP MLA Kalidas Kolambkar is set to take oath as the pro-tem Speaker of the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Friday, ahead of the special three-day session of the state’s Lower House, scheduled to begin on December 7.

In a statement to PTI, Kolambkar, who has served as an MLA for nine terms, confirmed that he will take the oath at 1 pm at the Raj Bhavan, with Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan administering the oath.