Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Proves Majority in Bihar Assembly, Gets 129 Votes

Earlier today, Nitish Kumar moved a motion before the state assembly, seeking confidence in the new government he has formed with the BJP.

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Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday proved his majority in Bihar Assembly. The NDA government managed to get 129 seats. Earlier today, Nitish Kumar moved a motion before the state assembly, seeking confidence in the new government he has formed with the BJP. Kumar, who heads the JD(U), moved the motion soon after the House passed a proposal for the removal of RJD’s Awadh Bihari Chaudhary as Speaker of the assembly.

Kumar had dumped the RJD-Congress combine, supported by the Left, a fortnight ago and returned to the BJP-led NDA. The vote of confidence took place amid a walk out staged by the Opposition as cross voting happened when three Rashtriya Janata Dal MLAs also voted in support of Nitish Kumar.

#WATCH | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s government wins Floor test after 129 MLAs support the resolution.

The opposition walked out from the State Assembly. pic.twitter.com/Xr84vYKsbz

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The Deputy Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly Maheshwar Hazari asked the members of the House who were in favour of the motion to stand at their places. “(A total of) 129 votes have been received in favour of the motion. There were zero votes against the motion. Thus, this House passes the trust vote,” the Speaker said on Monday.

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RJD Gets Another Jolt:

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, which has lost power in Bihar, on Monday received a jolt after at least three of its members sat on the ruling party benches in the Bihar assembly. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav raised a point of order, taking objection to party MLAs Chetan Anand, Neelam Devi and Prahlad Yadav sitting among members of the ruling NDA, ahead of voting on a no-confidence motion against Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary.

However, no ruling was given on the point of order by Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari, who was in the Chair.