Janakpur, Dec. 16 -- party alliance in Madhesh Province has agreed to elect a Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal lawmaker to the position of speaker. The Provincial Assembly meeting on Wednesday will publish the election schedule for the post.

Lalbabu Raut, central general secretary of JSP-N, who is also a provincial lawmaker, said the party has already received agreement from the alliance to hold the speaker position. "The seven-party meeting has decided the post will go to our party," Raut said. "Once the assembly publishes the schedule, a meeting will be held to finalise the individual candidate."

JSP-N is expected to nominate the party chief whip Ram Ashish Yadav for the speaker post. The party will send ministers to the provincial gover...