The Stage Is Set For The February 12 Trust Vote Of The Nitish Government In Bihar.
After JD(U) President Nitish Kumar’s Most Recent Backflip, The NDA Government In Bihar Was Formed. On Monday, It Will Try To Win A Confidence Vote In The Assembly, Where The Odds Are In Its Favor, But The Opposition Is Closing In.
The Governor Will Deliver The Customary Opening Address To The Bicameral Legislature On The First Day Of The Budget Session. Following That, The Assembly Will Consider The Motion Of No Confidence Against Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary Prior To The Vote On Trust.
Despite The Motion Put Forth By NDA Lawmakers Shortly After The Formation Of The New Government, Chaudhary—A Member Of The RJD, The Largest Constituent Of The “Mahagathbandhan,” Which Kumar Left A Fortnight Ago—Has Made It Plain That He Will Not Resign.
The NDA, Which Includes JD(U), BJP, Former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha And An Independent, Has A Combined Strength Of 128 MLAs In The 243-Strong Assembly, Six More Than The Majority Mark.
The Absence Of A Few MLAs At The JD(U) Legislative Party Meeting On Sunday And A Couple Of Legislators At The BJP’s Two-Day Training Workshop In Bodh Gaya, Has Provided Cannon Fodder To The ‘Mahagathbandhan’ Which Has Been Claiming That The NDA Will Fall Short Of 122 Votes It Must Garner In Order To Remove The Speaker.
However, Both JD(U) And The BJP Have Dismissed Such Misgivings, Claiming All Legislators Will Be Present Inside The House. However, Leaving Nothing To Chance, The JD(U) Put Up Many Of Its Mlas, After The Legislative Party Meeting, At A City Hotel.
Similarly, After Returning From The Workshop, A Number Of BJP MLAs Were Asked To Remain At The Home Of Vijay Kumar Sinha, The Newly Appointed Deputy Chief Minister.
With 114 Mlas In Total—Eight Fewer Than The Majority—The “Mahagathbandhan” Maintains That, Despite The Fact That All Of Its Lawmakers Are Solidly In Place, Many In The NDA Camp Were Dissatisfied With The Abrupt Shift In JD(U) And BJP Policy And May Work To Topple The New Government.
In A Show Of Solidarity, Notwithstanding The Sudden Loss Of Power, A Number Of Legislators Belonging To The ‘Mahagathbandhan’, Which Comprises RJD, Congress, CPI(ML), CPI And CPI(M), Have Been Staying At The Residence Of The Coalition’s Leader Tejashwi Yadav, Who Lost The Deputy CM’s Post As A Result Of Kumar’s Abrupt Parting Of Ways.
Meanwhile, State BJP President Samrat Choudhary, Who Is Also A Deputy CM, Has Warned Of “Stern Action” Against Any Attempts At Horse Trading.
After Taking Office For A Record Ninth Term As Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar Has Also Been Keeping A Close Eye On The Situation Within The JD(U). A Day Earlier, He Attended A Luncheon That Was Seen As A Warm-Up Exercise Before The Pivotal Trust Vote.
Source : By The Telegraph Online via Dailyhunt