But after the Supreme Court ruling stopped the 9 excluded members from voting in the floor test it became easier for the Harish Rawat-led Govt.to prove their majority in the floor test.
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The Supreme Court will today declare the result of the Uttarakhand floor test, which has been submitted to the apex court in a sealed envelope.
Joshi also accused the Congress of using “muscle and money power” to win the support of its own legislators. Sources say Rawat could now dissolve the House and call for early elections to leverage the sympathy factor.
Soon after the result was offi cially announced, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi took to microblogging site and said, “They did their worst”.
Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Ajay Bhatt said he was confident that the MLAs will listen to the voice of their conscience.
Rawat on Tuesday won the trust vote in the Assembly and the Supreme Court today put its stamp on it, clearing the decks for his reinstatement. A decision by the High Court preventing nine party dissidents from the vote gave Rawat a major boost, as it reduced the strength of the house from 70 to 61. Find all the answers to your questions below. The 33 MLAs backing the Congress included six of the PDF – comprising BSP’s two, UKD’s one and three Independents.
Prohibitory orders were clamped around the assembly premises ahead of the trust vote.
Rawat thanked “everybody” including his “past and present supporters” after the “historic conclusion” of the more than 45-day long legal battle that culminated in a floor test on Tuesday. “Democracy won in Uttarakhand!”, a tweet from the Office of RG read.
April 27: Supreme Court extended stay on HC order and said no floor test will take place.
President’s rule was kept in abeyance for two hours in the state when the floor test was underway under the observation of the principal secretary of legislative assembly and parliamentary affairs.
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First, Kunjwal declared the state budget “passed” by “a voice vote” on March 18 when he saw that the numbers were stacked against the Rawat government due to a rebellion.
