Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance govt wins trust vote in Bihar Assembly amid walkout by BJP

The Nitish Kumar-led newly-formed 'Mahagathbandhan' government in Bihar on Wednesday (August 24) comfortably won the motion of confidence amid a walkout staged by MLAs of the BJP -- which has been stripped of power as a result of the recent political upheaval in the state. Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari ordered a headcount upon a request by Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the parliamentary affairs minister, who said that though a voice vote had clearly showed support of the majority, the count would "leave no room for any confusion".

Altogether 160 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion while no vote was cast against the same.

Some of the BJP MLAs, who had staged a walkout while Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was delivering his speech, stormed the House demanding that the deputy speaker not waste time on a redundant headcount but take up businesses scheduled for the day and announced boycott of the proceedings.

Proceedings were, subsequently, adjourned till Friday by the deputy speaker who also informed the House that on Thursday nomination papers will be filed for the election of a new speaker, the post having fallen vacant upon the resignation of BJP's Vijay Kumar Sinha.

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