Koda sails through in trust vote amid opposition boycott

Ranchi, Sep 20 (UNI) The Madhu Koda-led UPA government in Jharkhand today sailed through in the trust vote, amid an opposition boycott, garnering 41 votes in the 82-member Assembly.

The treasury benches bagged 41 votes against a single vote cast by CPI-ML's Vinod Singh.

The entire opposition NDA boycotted the proceedings demanding the appointment of the Speaker first.

As Mr Koda placed the motion the opposition created a ruckus in support of their demand. When it was not heard they left the House en masse.

Today's extended monsoon session, the second in the past week, was necessitated after Mr Koda, a UPA-backed Independent MLA, and three other ministers were sworn-in on September 18.

Governor Syed Sibtey Razi had then asked the new chief minister to prove his majority by September 25.

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