The Janata Dal (United) suspended all seven ministers supporting Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today -- three days before the government's floor test in the assembly.
The ministers had been asked to submit resignations, but when they followed the Chief Minister's cue and refused to resign, party chief Sharad Yadav decided to suspend them.
Only one independent minister now remains in Mr Manjhi's cabinet - he had earlier expelled two ministers, another 20 had resigned.
"They are not destroying us, they are destroying the people of Bihar... Even the BJP is not aiding them," Mr Yadav said.
Mr Manjhi has since been expelled from the JDU for anti-party activities.
Mr Manjhi, who had been on a visit to Delhi, returned to Patna today. Independent minister Vinay Bihari, who received him at the airport, told reporters, "Our talks with senior BJP leaders in Delhi have been positive... We are confident of proving majority on the floor of House on February 20."
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