Bihar Floor Test Updates: 'Just a trailer, entire movie is pending,' Deputy CM after Nitish Kumar wins floor test

On conferring Bharat Ratna to former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur (posthumously), the RJD leader welcomed it but alleged that the BJP gives Bharat Ratna “to strike a deal in exchange for votes”. “I am happy that Karpoori Thakur got (Bharat Ratna)… but the BJP has made Bharat Ratna a deal… a deal in exchange for votes,” he said. “When Karpoori Thakur had increased the (quantum of) reservation in the state, Jan Sangh had removed Karpooriji from the post of the chief minister. And you (Nitish) are sitting with them!” Yadav said.

“The BJP was scared of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government in Bihar… Can Prime Minister Narendra Modi guarantee that Nitish Kumar will not do another volte-face?” he said. “I feel bad for JD(U) MLAs because they will have to go to the people and answer. If someone asks you why Nitish Kumar took oath three times, what will you say? Earlier you used to criticise them (BJP) and now you are praising them, what will you say?” said the RJD leader.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said he always considered Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a “father figure”, and wondered what forced him to ditch the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ and return to the BJP-led NDA.

“I always considered Nitish Kumar as ‘Dashrath’ (character from the epic ‘Ramayan’). I don’t know what reasons forced him to ditch the ‘Mahagathbandhan’,” the former deputy CM said.

State Deputy CM Vijay Sinha says, “They had not even imagined this. We have just shown them a trailer, the entire movie is still pending. Holding their MLAs like bonded labourers is an insult to the MLAs. They will surely learn their lesson from this… I have taken a pledge, that I will fulfil the dream of Mahatma Gandhi, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, and Ram Manohar Lohia of a caste-free society in Bihar… I will welcome all those who will raise the standards of Bihar and the people of Bihar. I will not let Bihar be reduced to slang anymore and will ensure Bihar gets its due respect in the country.”

After the Nitish Kumar- led NDA government won the trust vote in Bihar Assembly, BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur said, “We have been working for Bihar’s public. We have inspired many people and they have joined us. Now we will work together for the welfare of the people of Bihar.”

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday alleged that the RJD indulged in corrupt practices during the party’s rule in the state, and the new NDA-led government will initiate a probe into it. Kumar, taking part in the confidence motion moved by his JD(U) in the state assembly, also claimed that during RJD’s tenure, several communal riots took place in Bihar. “There was no law and order. The RJD indulged in corrupt practices during its rule (before 2005)… I will get these probed, he said.

Kumar had recently dumped the Mahagathbandhan’, of which the RJD was a key constituent, and returned to the NDA fold to form the government with support of the BJP. (PTI)

The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar won a vote of confidence in the assembly on Monday. The new government secured 129 votes amid a walkout by the opposition members.

The Bihar assembly has a strength of 243 MLAs. (PTI)

“…Despite winning, their (BJP-JDU) heads are hanging in shame, they have no answer to any questions…When politics is done with deceit and deception and without ideology, then this happens…”

“…We have resolved to make Bihar free of crime and corruption…”

“I am happy that Karpoori Thakur got (Bharat Ratna)…They (BJP) have made Bharat Ratna a deal. Deal with us and we will give you Bharat Ratna…” says former deputy chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

“I feel bad for JDU MLAs because they will have to go among the public and answer. If someone asks you why Nitish Kumar took oath three times, what will you say? Earlier you used to criticise them (BJP) and now you are praising them, what will you say? We (RJD) will say that we have given jobs.”

Former Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, “I stand against this new government. I want to thank CM Nitish Kumar for creating history by taking oath 9 times..”

No-confidence motion against Bihar Assembly Speaker and RJD leader Awadh Bihari Choudhary passed in the State Assembly. 125 members voted in favour of the resolution while 112 members voted against it.

Former Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, “MLAs should sit on their respective seats till the end of voting, otherwise voting will be considered invalid.”

The trust vote begins. The motion to remove the Bihar Assembly Speaker and RJD leader Awadh Bihari Choudhary moved in the State Assembly.

The newly formed Nitish Kumar government is seeking a trust vote today.

Bihar Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary & Vijay Kumar Sinha arrive at the State Assembly in Patna. Choudhary says, “Khela ho gaya…”

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav arrive at the Assembly ahead of the floor test.

“Yes, we have (majority mark). I have all the numbers…We will be ahead in the floor test…”

“Today only two things will happen. The Speaker should step down on his own, otherwise, he will be removed and secondly, the government will win the majority test… All our MLAs are in touch with us.”