New Arunachal CM Kalikho Pul wins floor-test

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh's new Chief Minister Kalikho Pul on Thursday won the much-anticipated floor-test with the support of 40 MLAs in the Legislative Assembly.

The new chief minister-led grouping now has an effective strength of 58 MLAs in the House.

On Wednesday, Governor Jyoti Prashad Rajkhowa summoned the seventh session of the assembly from February 25-27.

Pul was sworn in as the eighth chief minister of the state on February 19 after over three months of political instability in the state.

Eleven BJP MLAs and two independents are also backing Chief Minister Kalikho Pul.

The Supreme Court recently upheld the judgement of Gauhati High Court in resignation of two Congress MLAs - Gabriel Denang Wangsu and Wanglin Sawin - which was accepted by former Speaker Nabam Rebia.

The Union Cabinet had on January 24 last recommended for imposition of President's rule and it was imposed on January 26. It was lifted on Feb 19.