Satish Mahana, who recently took over as the speaker of the 403 member Uttar Pradesh assembly, country's biggest, is the first speaker, to have been a lawmaker since 1991. And, within days of taking over, he has started making a difference. During the budget session of the assembly, lawmakers were wished on their birthdays inside the house with a thumping of desk – a first. In this video, watch the widely-travelled Mahana reveal himself in a candid discussion he had at the ‘Coffee with HT’ - essentially a programme with influencers, change makers and opinion shapers - that is regularly held at the Hindustan Times' Lucknow office.
