Koda sails through trust vote amid opposition boycott

Ranchi, Sep 20 (UNI) Amid an Opposition walkout, the Madhu Koda-led UPA government in Jharkhand today won the trust vote in the 82-member Assembly.

The treasury benches bagged 41 votes. CPI-ML member Vinod Singh voted against the trust motion.

As Mr Koda placed the motion for discussion, the Opposition created a ruckus demanding the appointment of the Speaker first.

When their demand was not heard, they left the House en masse.

Today's extended monsoon session, second during the past week, was necessitated after Mr Koda, a UPA-backed independent MLA, assumed office as Chief Minister on September 18.

Governor Syed Sibtey Razi had asked the new Chief Minister to prove his majority by September 25.

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