Bihar Floor Test No confidence motion against Speaker Awadh Choudhary passed in the Assembly

Bihar Floor Test Updates: No-confidence motion against Speaker Awadh Choudhary passed in the Assembly.
Political parties in the State kept busy on the eve of the floor test trying to keep their flock together.
With Nitish Kumar-led NDA all set to face a crucial floor test in Bihar, political parties have huddled together in Patna.
All 79 MLAs of the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have been camping at the residence of former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. On Sunday evening, 16 of the 19 MLAs of the Congress also went directly to Mr. Yadav’s residence, along with 16 MLAs from the Left.
The BJP MLAs, who were camping at a resort in Bodh Gaya, also returned to Patna. They were taken to the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha. Late in the evening, the 45 MLAs of the Janata Dal(United) were asked to gather at the official residence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Choudhary for a Legislature Party meeting led by Mr. Kumar.
The Speaker had earlier said that he would not step down before the floor test.
The no-confidence motion is likely to be taken up soon after the Governor’s Address to a joint sitting of of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and the Bihar Legislative Council.
The total strength of the Bihar Assembly is 243 and a party or alliance needs the support of at least 122 MLAs to prove its majority.
Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari is conducting the proceedings after the Speaker is removed.
Nitish Kumar accuses RJD of indulging in corrupt practices. He says a probe will be ordered.

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