{
  "id": 848346,
  "title": "G. S. Patil elected Karnataka Assembly Speaker; BJP, JD(S) boycott poll; Saleem Ahmed elected Chairperson in Council",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/g-s-patil-elected-karnataka-assembly-speaker-bjp-jd-s-boycott-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:40:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/g-s-patil-elected-karnataka-assembly-speaker-bjp-jds-boycott-poll/article71344323.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pro-tem Speaker T. B. Jayachandra, who presided over the proceedings, declared Mr. Patil elected after a voice vote",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "‘Ron Gowdru’ G.S. Patil unanimously elected Karnataka Assembly Speaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/ron-gowdru-g-s-patil-unanimously-elected-karnataka-assembly-speaker",
        "published": "2026-08-14T19:35:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}