Bihar Assembly Floor Test: NDA Confident Under New CM Samrat Choudhary
Bihar floor test a routine process, NDA confident with numbers: LJP(RV)
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The Bihar Assembly conducted a floor test on Friday, with the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) expressing confidence in its majority. Newly appointed Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is leading the government following Nitish Kumar's resignation. The NDA holds 202 seats in the 243-member Assembly.
- 01The NDA holds a comfortable majority in the Bihar Assembly with 202 MLAs.
- 02Samrat Choudhary is the first BJP Chief Minister of Bihar.
- 03The floor test is seen as a routine constitutional process.
- 04Opposition parties are questioning the political stability of the NDA government.
- 05Choudhary's appointment follows the resignation of long-serving CM Nitish Kumar.
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The Bihar Assembly conducted a floor test on Friday, with Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) state president Raju Tiwari asserting that the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is well-positioned with 202 MLAs in the 243-member House. Newly appointed Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is leading the government after Nitish Kumar's resignation. Tiwari described the floor test as a routine constitutional process, emphasizing the NDA's confidence in securing a majority. The NDA alliance, which includes the BJP and Janata Dal (United), is further supported by 19 MLAs from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and others. In contrast, the opposition, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), holds only 35 seats. Choudhary, who has a political legacy, was appointed as the BJP's state president in 2023 and became Deputy Chief Minister in 2024. His leadership marks a significant political shift in Bihar.
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The confidence vote solidifies the NDA's governance in Bihar, impacting policy decisions and political stability in the state.
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