Bihar news highlights: Nitish Kumar wins trust vote, Opposition walks out

Bihar floor test LIVE updates: Catch all the latest updates on JD(U)'s floor test here

4:57 PM

INDIA alliance strong despite Nitish Kumar's exit, seat sharing to be finalised soon: Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said the opposition INDIA bloc is strong and all constituents will soon finalise seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

 

4:35 PM

Victory of NDA alliance was assured, says JD(U) legislator Shalini Mishra

JD(U) MLA Shalini Mishra says, "I had been saying this that 'khela' will be done by us. We were sure of the complete majority, so the NDA alliance was assured."

4:16 PM

Bihar trust vote LIVE: 'Despite winning, their (BJP-JDU) heads are hanging in shame', says Congress leader

"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," Congress legislator Dr Shakeel Ahmad Khan told ANI.

4:05 PM

Nitish govt trust vote LIVE news: NDA govt in Bihar wins trust vote

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's government wins trust vote  after 129 MLAs support the resolution. The opposition walked out from the State Assembly.

3:06 PM

Bihar floor test LIVE news: CM Nitish Kumar moves motion of confidence in Bihar Assembly

2:54 PM

Bihar floor test update: Here's what Deputy CM Vijay Sinha had to say

"We have resolved to make Bihar free of crime and corruption..", says Vijay Sinha, deputy chief minister

2:34 PM

Bihar floor test LIVE news: I feel bad for JD(U) MLAs, says 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 3 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", says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

2:21 PM

Bihar floor test updates: Here's what former Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav said

 "...We think of you (CM Nitish Kumar) as a member of our family. We are from the Samajwadi family...Jo aap jhanda le kar ke chale the ki Modi ko desh mein rokne hain, ab aapka Bhateeja jhanda utha kar ke Modi ko Bihar mein rokne ka kaam karega", says former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav. 

2:05 PM

Bihar floor test LIVE: I will stop Modi from making gains in Bihar, says ex-Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav

"We think of you (CM Nitish Kumar) as a member of our family. We are from the Samajwadi family. Jo aap jhanda le kar ke chale the ki Modi ko desh mein rokne hain, ab aapka Bhateeja jhanda utha kar ke Modi ko Bihar mein rokne ka kaam karega," Former Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says.

1:48 PM

Bihar trust vote LIVE news: We joined hands with JDU to remove BJP from power, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav says

"There was no reason for us to come with JDU but we joined hands to oust BJP from power, our fight was to defeat communal forces in the country," Tejashwi Yadav says.

1:46 PM

LIVE: Want to thank CM Nitish Kumar for creating history by taking oath 9 times, says Tejashwi Yadav

Bihar Floor Test: 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."

1:30 PM

Bihar floor test LIVE news: Bihar Assembly accepts motion to remove Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary

One hundred and twenty-five members voted in favour of the resolution; 112 against.

1:18 PM

LIVE news: MLAs should sit on their respective seats till the end of voting, says ex-deputy CM Tejashwi

"MLAs should sit on their respective seats till the end of voting, otherwise voting will be considered invalid," Former Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said in the Assembly today.

1:15 PM

Nitish govt trust vote LIVE news: Deputy speaker Maheshwar Hazari takes over as speaker

Deputy speaker Maheshwar Hazari took over the chair after speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary resigned from the post.

1:06 PM

Bihar floor test LIVE news:Three RJD legislators sit on NDA's side in Bihar Assembly

RJD MLAs Chetan Anand, Neelam Devi and Prahlad Yadav sit on NDA's side in  Bihar Assembly

12:52 PM

Bihar floor test LIVE: RJD MLAs given threats, made to sit on JD(U) side in assembly, says party spokesperson

RJD Spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav said to ANI, "Two MLAs Chetan Anand and Neelam Devi have been made to sit on the side of JDU's whip. They were given threats and whatnot. What kind of trading is this?"

12:49 PM

Nitish govt trust vote LIVE: Motion to remove the Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary passed

Motion to remove the Bihar Assembly Speaker and RJD leader Awadh Bihari Choudhary has been passed and the Speaker has been removed.

12:39 PM

Nitish govt trust vote LIVE news: Governor Rajendra Arlekar's address to assembly ends

Governor Rajendra Arlekar's address to the Bihar assembly ends

12:10 PM

Nitish govt trust vote LIVE news: Protests erupt as Bihar Governor addresses the Assembly

Protests erupted as Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar addressed the State Assembly today.

 

12:02 PM

Alliance between Congress and RJD won't collapse, says Congress MLA Santosh Mishra

"The alliance between Congress and RJD won't collapse. Congress is the first party to set an example of having intact legislators," Congress MLA Santosh Mishra said ahead of the Bihar Assembly's floor test today.

11:44 AM

Nitish govt trust vote LIVE news: Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar addresses State Assembly

Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar has began addressesing the State Assembly.

11:15 AM

Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary addresses State Assembly

Bihar Assembly Speaker and RJD leader Awadh Bihari Choudhary has begun addressing the State Assembly. 

11:12 AM

Bihar Assembly Speaker and RJD leader Awadh Bihari Choudhary at the State Assembly in Patna

The trust vote of CM Nitish Kumar's government is set to be held today.

10:44 AM

Nitish govt trust vote LIVE news: Ex-Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi arrives at Bihar Assembly in Patna

Former Bihar CM and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi arrives at the Bihar Assembly in Patna, ahead of the floor test.

10:37 AM

Bihar floor test updates: Bihar Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha arrive at State Assembly

Bihar Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha arrive at the State Assembly in Patna."Earlier,  Choudhary had warned of stern action against any attempts at horse trading.

10:16 AM

Bihar floor test LIVE news: Will bag majority, claims JD(U) national secretary Rajiv Ranjan Prasad

“Under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar, we will get the majority and the government will complete its tenure," JD(U) national secretary Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said ahead of the trust vote today.

 

10:10 AM

Nitish govt's floor test LIVE news: Democracy will triumph, says RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari

"Satya pareshan ho sakta hai lekin parajit nahi. In a few hours, everything will be known. Democracy will triumph. All the MLAs have made a resolution to save Bihar & its future and for that, the current government needs to be removed from power,"  RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari says.

10:00 AM

Bihar floor test LIVE news: JD(U) MLA Sanjeev Singh detained in Nawada ahead of trust vote in Bihar Assembly

Bihar legislator Sanjeev Singh has beeen detained in Nawada ahead of the floor test in Bihar Assembly.

9:48 AM

Nitish Kumar trust vote news: Heavy security outside Tejashwi Yadav's Patna residence ahead of floor test

A day before the floor test of the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in the state, a  heavy security cordon was thrown around the residence of the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, in Patna. "Nitish Kumar has sent thousands of police and surrounded Tejashwi ji's residence from all sides. They want to enter the residence on any pretext and do untoward incidents with the MLAs," read a post on the official X handle of RJD.