Nitish Kumar wins floor test in Bihar assembly; Centre comes under scathing attack

Bihar,Aug 24: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday won the motion of confidence by voice vote in a special session of the Assembly even as the BJP staged a walkout.

The BJP legislators staged a walkout as the Janata Dal (United) supremo and CM Nitish Kumar launched a scathing attack on the Centre.

Earlier, ahead of the floor test, the BJP’s Vijay Kumar Sinha resigned as the speaker of the Assembly after a no-confidence motion against him was moved by the MLAs of the ruling coalition.

The special session of the Assembly is being held weeks after Kumar snapped ties with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and brought back the Mahagathbandhan to power after joining hands with Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

-The New Indian Express