Arunachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators Pasang Dorjee Sona and Tesam Pongte on Tuesday were elected unopposed as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly respectively.

Pro-tem Speaker Phosum Khimhun declared Son-, a three-time legislator from Mechuka Assembly constituency- as Speaker of the 7th Arunachal Legislative Assembly.

Immediately after occupying the Speaker's chair, Sona presided over the election of the Deputy Speaker and announced Pongte, a two-time legislator from Changlang North Assembly constituency, would be his deputy.