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In a significant blow to the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, the newly minted NDA government in Bihar has fired the first salvo by tabling a No-confidence motion against the incumbent Assembly Speaker, Awadh Bihari Chaudhary, who hails from the RJD camp. Chaudhary ascended to the Speaker's chair 18 months ago during Nitish Kumar's tenure when he broke ranks with the BJP to forge the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar.
The swift move came just a day after Nitish Kumar's dramatic return to the NDA fold, forsaking his previous coalition. BJP stalwart Nand Kishore Yadav spearheaded the charge by initiating the no-confidence motion to oust the Speaker.
According to Rule 110 of the Assembly’s Procedure and Conduct of Business Rules, the motion aims to depose the Speaker from his position. As per protocol, the embattled Speaker cannot preside over the proceedings while the motion is underway.
Yadav's notice cited the lack of confidence in the current Speaker under the new administration. Notably, heavyweight figures like Tarkishore Prasad, former Deputy Chief Minister; Jitan Ram Manjhi, leader of HAM and ex-Chief Minister; along with JD(U) luminaries Vinay Kumar Choudhary and Ratnesh Sada, among others, have lent their signatures to the motion.
On January 28th, Nitish Kumar reclaimed the Chief Ministerial mantle under the NDA banner, marking his ninth tenure in the role. His resignation from the Mahagathbandhan coalition signaled a seismic shift in Bihar's political landscape, attributed to what he described as a discordant political climate.
With the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, Nitish Kumar assumed office alongside his deputies from the BJP, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha, along with six ministers. Consequently, the balance of power in the assembly has tilted, with the NDA now boasting 128 MLAs, while the Mahagathbandhan trails with 114, and one MLA, Akhtarul Iman from AIMIM, asserts independence from either alliance.
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