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Uttarakhand Assembly floor test today, BSP support crucial for Harish Rawat

by IBNS 09 May 2016, 11:34 pm

Dehradun,May 10 (IBNS) A Supreme Court-monitored floor test will take place in the Uttarakhand Assembly on Tuesday as President's rule will be lifted for two hours to allow Congress's Harish Rawat to take a vote of confidence.

 After excluding the nine disqualified MLAs, who can not vote  following a Supreme Court directive, the Assembly has an effective strength of 62 members. The Congress has 27 members including the Speaker in the 71-member Assembly.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 27 members and a rebel who can vote. Two independents and one Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) member are with the Congress while the stand of two Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) members is not clear.

With nine rebels being disqualified, any side would need a majority of 32 to win the trust vote. 

The proceedings will be recorded on video and sent to the Supreme Court, which will reveal whether  Rawat won the vote or not.

The votes of two members of the Bahujan Samaj Party will prove crucial in the floor test. Reports said  The Congress has offered support to a BSP panchayat candidate in return for support on Tuesday.