Nitish Kumar wins trust vote in Bihar Assembly, gets 131 votes in favour

Bihar assembly resumes today and Nitish would have to prove his majority in front of the house a day after taking oath as CM

Nitish to prove majority in Bihar Vidhansabha today/ ABP News image

Bihar: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar proved his majority in the Bihar Assembly on Friday by winning trust votes during the floor-test. Nitish attained a total of 131 votes from JD(U) and BJP MLAs.  The ruling coalition of the JD(U), BJP and others got 131 votes while the opposition got 108 votes, Speaker Vijay Kumar Chowdhury said.

Bihar CM @NitishKumar wins floor test, 131 votes in favour, 108 against

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The trust vote was taken through lobby division. The NDA had earlier submitted a list of 132 MLAs to the governor. These include 71 of JD(U), BJP 53, RLSP two, LJP two, HAM one and three Independents. In the 243-member Bihar Assembly, the RJD has 80 MLAs, the Congress 27 and the CPI-ML has three.

Nitish kidnapped JD-U,BJP MLAs to ensure they don't connect with us.Many told me they will vote for RJD if secretballot is provided:Tejashwi pic.twitter.com/zGFVdSLnd8 — ABP News (@abpnewstv) July 28, 2017

Nitish insulted, betrayed the mandate what people of Bihar had given.He is sitting in the lap of RSS.He had no answers in Assembly: Tejashwi pic.twitter.com/eU0GVfH9Zz — ABP News (@abpnewstv) July 28, 2017

After emerging victorious in the floor test, Deputy CM Suhil Kumar Modi said the "unnatural alliance died naturally." Earlier, Tejashwi Yadav lashed out at Nitish and said everyone who voted in favour of Nitish has disrespected the people's mandate. He further said, "Nitish didn't have answers to questions risen by me". "The whole drama was planned by Nitish and his intention was to join hands with BJP, using me as a reason" he said. Speaking in the assembly Tejashwi Yadav said that "Nitish's move was a pre-planned strategy and he had planned everything over a period of 6 months". He further attacked Nitish and said "If Nitish has strength, he would have sacked me than resigning himself". Tejashwi thereafter went ahead and questioned Sushil Modi if he is feeling ashamed? Following which a ruckus was observed in the assembly. After Tejashwi stopped talking, RJD MLAs created a lot of ruckus during Sushil Modi's address. Post Modi's address, Nitish Kumar began his address. Giving a befitting reply to Lalu after all his allegations, Nitish said, "Power is for serving people, not for satisfying self". The floor test began at 11am on Friday. Nitish  will now have to prove that he has te majority in Lok Sabha to form the government. Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janta Dal leader and former Deputy CM Tejaswhi Yadav had  claimed stake to form a government stating that he has majority. Even RJD Chief Lalu Yadav had claimed that they had majority in Bihar Assembly and therefore should be given a chance first to fom the government. Lalu had also claimed that he would approach SC against Governor Ram Naik’s decision of letting Nitish to form the government. Lalu further said “people of Bihar know what Nitish is upto”. He said “Bihar is an aware state”. He further added saying, People are angry with Nitish’s move. “People in every nook and village are angry with his decision”. Nitish further claimed that Nitish’s resignation was a conspiracy by Sushil Modi and Nitsih. Slathing a sarcastic attack on CM he said, “Nitish’s grave wouldn’t have a pocket, but a jhola (bag). He called Nitish and opportunist and asserted that he inclines in the direction where he sees power. (With inputs from Agencies)