Uttarakhand Assembly trust vote: As it happened

Alleging horse-trading by Congress, the BJP on Tuesday admitted defeat after the conclusion of two-hour long Supreme Court-monitored trust vote proceedings in the Uttarakhand Assembly. The official results of the trust vote will be announced by the apex court on Wednesday. However, going by the media reports, it is almost clear that former Congress chief minister Harish Rawat has survived the trust vote and proved majority in the 70-member House.

Written By Ritesh K Srivastava | Last Updated: May 11, 2016, 12:23 AM IST | Source:

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Dehradun: Alleging horse-trading by Congress, the BJP on Tuesday admitted defeat after the conclusion of two-hour long Supreme Court-monitored trust vote proceedings in the Uttarakhand Assembly. The official results of the trust vote will be announced by the apex court on Wednesday. However, going by the media reports, it is almost clear that former Congress chief minister Harish Rawat has survived the trust vote and proved majority in the 70-member House.

Here are the updates :-

10 May 2016

13:02 IST

Congress MLAs flash victory sign, shout slogans 'long live Congress, long live Harish Rawat' after trust vote.

12:58 IST

Media reports claim Harish Rawat got 33 votes, while BJP got 28; One defection from each side.

BJP was able to poach one of our MLAs. Centre should have been more careful in enforcing the President's Rule here: Ambika Soni, Congress.

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Uttarakhand Assembly trust vote: As it happened

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