The Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand will face the trust vote tomorrow.<br/>Soren today chaired a meeting in which Deputy Chief Minister Sudesh Mahto, his party MLAs and two independent MLAs were present.<br/><br/>The Congress with14 MLAs and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha- Prajatantric 11 MLAs have already made their position clear saying any effort for a formation of government in Jharkhand will be made only after the trust vote, which was necessitated following withdrawal of support by the 18-member BJP, on May 24.<br/><br/>JD-U, which has two MLAs, had also withdrawn support along with BJP.<br/><br/>The strength of the other parties in the House is : RJD-5, CPI-ML(L)-1, Marxist Coordination Committee-1, Jharkhand Party-1, Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch-1, Independents- 2, besides a nominated MLA.<br/><br/>The 82-member house includes Speaker C P Singh and a nominated MLA from the Anglo-Indian community. <br/><br/>The speaker's vote will be necessary only if there is a tie.<br/><br/>The nominated member of the house, who does not have voting right in cut motions, can vote during the floor test.
News On AIR | May 30, 2010 8:01 PM
Shibu Soren Govt in Jharkhand to face trust vote tomorrow