Nitish Kumar Govt To Seek Trust Vote Tomorrow

Contrary to what had previously been decided, Nitish Kumar govt will now seek trust vote tomorrow, Brajesh Mehrotra, Principal Secy, Cabinet Coordination dept of Bihar govt had said. 

Earlier, it was said that the govt will seek a trust vote on Saturday, 29th July. 

"A one-day special session of the Bihar Assembly has been convened tomorrow in which the new government will seek trust vote," Principal Secretary, Cabinet Coordination Department, Brajesh Mehrotra told reporters.

Mehrotra said two agendas have been set for the session after a brief meeting of the state Cabinet comprising Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi.

The first agenda was to cancel the decision of the previous grand alliance government to call a five-day Monsoon Session of the two Houses from July 28 to August 3.

"The second agenda was to convene a one-day special session of the assembly tomorrow to take up the trust vote," he said.

Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has asked the CM to take trust vote within two days of swearing-in.

The Nitish Kumar government has the support of 132 MLAs which included 71 members of JD(U) besides 53 of BJP, RLSP 2, LJP 2, HAM 1 and Independent 3.

In the 243-member Bihar house the magic figure is 122.

Tomorrow's session is likely to be a stormy one considering the belligerent mood displayed by the RJD which said it was not given a chance to form government despite being the single-largest party.

The RJD has claimed the support of 27 Congress MLAs, 2 CPI-ML legislators and some Independents.

RJD leaders also claimed many JD(U) MLAs, who won the 2015 Bihar Assembly polls against the BJP, would cross over to them during tomorrow's trust vote.

After being sworned-in as the Chief Minister of Bihar. less than 24-hours after Nitish Kumar unexpectedly resigned last night, the CM said the decision to form the new government was taken in the interest of Bihar, adding that they will take the path to prosperity. 

Sushil Modi has taken oath as Bihar Deputy Chief minister.

The decision to part ways with the RJD and join hands with the BJP was taken in the interest of Bihar and will ensure development and justice for the state, Nitish Kumar today said after being sworn in as the chief minister.

"Whatever decision we have taken will be in the interest of Bihar and of its people. It will ensure development and justice. It will also ensure progress. This is a collective decision. I ensure that our commitment is towards the people of Bihar," Nitish Kumar told reporters.

Kumar was sworn in as the chief minister of the state along side senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, who will be his deputy in the new government, at the Raj Bhawan in Patna.

Pricked by his conscience, Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday resigned within hours after his alliance partner Lau Prasad ruled out the possibility of his son Tejashwi Prasad’s resignation over corruption charges.

Nitish drove to Raj Bhawan to submit his resignation to acting governor Keshri Nath Tripathi after a meeting of the Janata Dal-United legislature party, a move that has thrown Bihar into a vortex of political uncertainty.

The resignation hastens the end of the Mahagathbandhan government of the JD-U, RJD and the Congress which had stormed to power with a brute majority less than two years ago in November 2015. But the alliance floundered ealy this month when the CBI raided Lalu’s son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav who was the deputy chief minister in the coalition government.

With PTI Inputs