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.
Hindi and Maithi writer Dr Usha Kiran Khan passed away at 79 at a private hospital in Patna. She had not been keeping well for the last few days. She was conferred with Padma Shri in 2015.
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.
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 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.
PM Modi will address the last session of the 17th Lok Sabha at 3:30 pm..PM Modi will also speak on the vote of thanks of Ram Temple.
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.
After re-joining the NDA, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday met PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda.
Nitish Kumar in Delhi: This was the first visit of the Janata Dal (United) supremo after he dumped the Mahagathbandhan and the I.N.D.I.A bloc to form a new government with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar.
According to JD (U) sources CM Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda over his demand special packages for Bihar.
Nitish Kumar, a key member of the opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc, took a U-turn and joined BJP-led NDA. Subsequently, he took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record ninth time on January 28.
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 election of a new Speaker, who would succeed Awadh Bihari Choudhary of the RJD, is also scheduled on February 12 and so is tabling of the state Economic Survey.
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Bihar news: The newly formed NDA government in Bihar, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will seek the trust vote on February 12, the inaugural day of the budget session, according to a revised notification issued on the matter on Thursday (February 1).
Janata Dal United (JDU) president Nitish Kumar was sworn in by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan, hours after he resigned from the Bihar Chief Minister's post.
Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar, a key member of opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc, took a U-turn and joined BJP-led NDA. Subsequently, he took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record ninth time on Sunday.
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