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Nitish Kumar wins floor test in Bihar Assembly, gets 131 votes in favour - Here`s is how it happened
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday comfortably won the floor test in the Bihar Assembly. At least 131 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion put forward by the Bihar CM, while 108 MLAs voted against it. The floor tests proceedings began on a stormy note with Tejashwi Yadav of RJD leading the charge against Nitish Kumar and blaming him for dumping the `Grand Alliance` for political gain.
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Yogi Adityanath and some BJP leaders have serious cases registered against them, Nitish ji will you ask all of them to resign, asks Tejashwi Yadav
Nitish ji never spoke to me about my resignation, I too was thinking that he does not want me to resign, says Tejashwi Yadav
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I am just 28-years-old and face a lot of difficulties. First BJP put Bihar on sale and, this time, it has put the CM's chair for sale, says Tejashwi Yadav
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Everything was completely planned; the way Nitish Kumar gave resignation is saddening, says Tejashwi Yadav
Tejashwi Yadav attacks Nitish, questions his image and popularity, in the Bihar Assembly.
We have 80 MLAs, Nitish ji knew he could not have removed me, says Tejashwi Yadav.
'People of Bihar have suffered immensely', says RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav.
As floor test begins in the Bihar Assembly, Tejaswi calls Nitish boss and says, "He should have sacked me."
Floor test currently underway in the Bihar Assembly.
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Nitish Kumar has reached the Bihar assembly
Reacting to the JD(U) NJP alliance, Shiv Sena's magazine Saamna wrote, "Amit Shah said that if Nitish Kumar wins Pakistan would celebrate, so is Pakistan celebrating now? Seems like the BJP has itself made Pakistan happy by collaborating with Nitish."
Reacting to the JD(U) NJP alliance, Shiv Sena's magazine said, "Amit Shah said that if Nitish Kumar wins Pakistan would celebrate, so is Pakistan celebrating now? Seems like the BJP has itself made Pakistan happy by collaborating with Nitish."
JD(U) and BJP alliance likely to sail through with 132 MLAs
Nitish Kumar will continue supporting Gopalkrishna Gandhi in Vice-Presidential polls despite his party realigning with BJP, sources suggested.
Nitish Kumar's resignation and the following political upheaval was pre-planned claimed Nationalist Congress Party members.
"Resignation of Nitish Kumar and formation of government within two hours clearly indicates that some sort of planning had been done previously. Nitish Kumar had made up his mind to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)," says NCP leader Nawab Malik.
Meanwhile, rifts inside the JD (U)'s fold have started emerging. Party stalwart Sharad Yadav is disappointed with Nitish’s breaking away from the grand alliance and re-aliging with BJP. He reportedly met Rahul Gandhi yesterday.
Other leaders unhappy with Nitish's decision include Arun Kumar, Veerendra Kumar and Ali Anwar.
The majority mark in 243-member Bihar assembly is 122.
In 2015 Bihar state elections, Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as the single-largest party with 80 seats. The JD(U) secured 71 seats, followed by the BJP which won 53 seats and the Congress with 27 seats.
"The floor test will pass through smoothly and Nitish Kumar will win the mandate. The number game is with the BJP and Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))," BJP leader S. Prakash told ANI.
"The RJD and Congress have already lost their plot. The plank of corruption-free government, on which Nitish Kumar was fighting, has been won. Lalu Prasad Yadav, who stands for corruption, has been vindicated," he added.
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday comfortably won the floor test in the Bihar Assembly. At least 131 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion put forward by the Bihar CM, while 108 MLAs voted against it. The floor tests proceedings began on a stormy note with Tejashwi Yadav of RJD leading the charge against Nitish Kumar and blaming him for dumping the 'Grand Alliance' for political gain.
Here's how it happened: -