The trust vote followed after Nitish Kumar took the oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the record ninth time after ditching its alliance with the RJD and forming a government with the BJP.
Nitish Kumar addressed the Bihar Assembly on Monday and slammed the RJD over its previous rule in the state. The NDA government won the floor test securing the support of 129 MLAs. The Opposition staged a walkout during the trust vote.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in the Bihar Assembly during a discussion on trust vote said at present BJP leaders talk a lot about 'Modiji's guarantees', will PM Modi guarantee that Nitish will not flip again?
Senior BJP leaders Tarkishor Prasad, who was a Deputy CM till 2022, and former state unit chief Nand Kishor Yadav are said to be in the race for the new Speaker's post. Choudhary was removed from Speaker's post after 125 members voted in favour of the motion while 112 voted against it.
Tejashwi Yadav, earlier, accused the Bihar Chief Minister of leaving the state in confusion for his political gains by switching sides. "We were not there for your entertainment, we were there to support you," the RJD leader said.
Bihar floor test: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) today made it clear that it will give no walkover to the ruling NDA in Bihar a day later when the assembly is scheduled to take up a no-confidence motion against Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary.
Devotees like Jeetu Nagar and Suman Das attest to the profound sense of fulfillment they find in this practice, despite initial skepticism from others. This spiritual devotion continues to thrive, especially following the recent consecration ceremony of the grand temple in Ayodhya.
Bihar floor test: The newly formed NDA government is scheduled to undergo the trust vote on February 12, coinciding with the commencement of the assembly's budget session. As political dynamics unfold, all eyes are on the outcome of this pivotal legislative event in Bihar.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced that the approval of 30,000 posts in various departments.
Bihar floor test: Meanwhile, a meeting of RJD MLAs and MLAs of mahagathbandhan was held here this evening ahead of the Floor Test. The leaders are reportedly staying back here after the meeting.
The Nitish Kumar government has to prove its majority on the floor of the Assembly on February 12, after the JDU chief parted ways with the mahagathbandhan last month and rejoined the NDA.
The magic figure for the majority is 122 in the 243-member Bihar assembly. After the exit of JD(U), the strength of the 'Mahagathbandhan' has been reduced to 114.
The alleged scam pertains to period when Lalu Prasad was the railway minister in the UPA-1 government. It is alleged that from 2004 to 2009, several people were appointed to Group "D" positions in various zones of the Indian Railways and in lieu, these people transferred their land to the family.
Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary affirmed that the BJP has not abandoned its determination to establish its own government in Bihar, even after forming an alliance with Nitish Kumar.
Bihar news: The NHRC has noted that there are certain guidelines issued by the Central government to all the states and Union territories about food safety and hygiene in school kitchens for preparing and serving midday meal.
This comes days after the RJD leader made statements against his own party as well as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
The total value of the two immovable assets, attached provisionally under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), is Rs 26.19 crore, the ED said. A chargesheet was filed against them in November 2023 before a Patna special PMLA court.
The newly formed NDA government in Bihar will seek the trust vote in the state assembly on February 12.
Bihar politics: Jitan Ram Manjhi earlier said that we want 2 ministerial posts, an independent minister has been given a ministerial post, in Magadh one post has been given to a Scheduled Caste then one post should also be given to an upper caste. We have Anil Singh as a strong leader.
The case pertains to the seizure of high-quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN) valued at Rs 5.94 lakh from Afroz Ansari on September 19, 2015, a spokesperson of the NIA said.
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