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