A motion to remove the Bihar Assembly Speaker and RJD leader Awadh Bihari Choudhary was moved and passed in the State Assembly on Monday. It was BJP MLA Nandkishore Yadav who moved the no-confidence motion against the Speaker.
Awadh Bihari Chaudhary had refused to step down after his party lost power a fortnight ago when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar snapped ties with 'Mahagathbandhan' and returned to the BJP-led coalition.
In the 243-strong assembly, 128 MLAs belong to the NDA, which also includes the JD(U) headed by the chief minister, ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM and an Independent MLA Sumit Kumar Singh, who is a minister.
Earlier on Monday, Bihar's BJP leadership exuded confidence that the new government will easily sail through the trust vote. State BJP president Samrat Choudhary, who has landed the job of a deputy CM, reached the assembly premises ahead of the trust vote flashing a victory sign.
- With PTI inputs