The newly-formed "Mahagathbandhan" government in Bihar on Wednesday comfortably won the motion of confidence amid a walkout staged by MLAs of the BJP which was stripped of power as a result of the recent political upheaval in the state.
Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari ordered a headcount upon a request by Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the parliamentary affairs minister, who said that though a voice vote had clearly showed support of the majority, voting would "leave no room for any ambiguity ".
As per the headcount, 160 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion while no vote was cast against the same.
Hours before the trust vote, the homes of several RJD leaders, Sunil Singh, Subodh Rai, Dr Faiyaz Ahmad and Ashfaque Karim, were raided by the CBI in Patna in connection with a "land-for-jobs" scam dating back to party chief Lalu Yadav's tenure as Union Railway minister in the UPA-I government.
The assembly session started with Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, a BJP MLA, stepping down from his post. A no-confidence motion was moved against him soon after the "Mahagatbandhan" or grand alliance came to power.
Here are the Highlights on Bihar Assembly Floor Test:
Nitish Kumar has won the trust vote in the Bihar assembly.
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3 RJD leaders face CBI heat, protests outside Bihar assembly https://t.co/AAWAbAukoQ
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RJD leaders face CBI heat, protests outside Bihar assembly
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Rabri Devi, RJD CBI Raids: We Won't Be Scared: Lalu Yadav's Wife After CBI Raids On Party LeadersFormer Chief Minister of Bihar and leader of Rashtriya Janata Dal Rabri Devi on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the CBI raid at the residences of leaders of the RJD in connection with the "land for jobs" scam.
Patna | JD(U) MLC Devesh Chandra Thakur files nomination for the chairmanship of Bihar Legislative Council.
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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD leader Rabri Devi and others present. | reported by news agency ANI pic.twitter.com/zA5LpASLOh
🔴 #BREAKING | Bihar Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha quits ahead of Nitish Kumar-Tejashwi Yadav's confidence motion.
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He had refused to resign earlier citing unfounded allegations by JD(U)-RJD https://t.co/nF0PJqsUtG pic.twitter.com/R07lGuwWWM
Watch: Rabri Devi's reaction to CBI raids on RJD leaders
"The world is watching, we are not afraid": Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi (@RabriDeviRJD) on CBI raiding senior RJD leaders in Bihar today https://t.co/AAWAbAukoQ pic.twitter.com/K7dY7ANQCO
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Land For Jobs Scam, CBI Raid: CBI Raids On Tejashwi Yadav's Party Men On Day Of Bihar Test Of StrengthBihar CBI raid: The homes of two senior leaders of the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) were raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today in connection with the "land-for-jobs" scam
