Facing a political crisis, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today got a breather with Governor Krishna Kant Paul asking him to prove his majority on the floor of the state Assembly by March 28.<br/><br/>In a related development a day after he led a banner of revolt against Rawat Government, Congress rebel Harak Singh<br/>Rawat was sacked as Agriculture Minister on the ground that his conduct in the Assembly was "unparliamentary".<br/><br/>The state cabinet approved a proposal seeking Harak's expulsion from the cabinet, Pradesh Congress Chief Spokesman Mathuradutt Joshi said.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the Congress leadership asked AICC spokesperson Rita Bahuguna Joshi to persuade her elder brother Vijay Bahuguna, another dissident, not to join hands with the opposition BJP in Uttarakhand .<br/><br/>The Governor's directive to Rawat came even as BJP, claiming majority with support of nine rebel Congress MLAs in<br/><br/>the 70-member Assembly, stepped up efforts to form its government, contending that the Rawat ministry has been reduced to a minority. <br/><br/>On his part, Rawat asserted that he was ready to prove his majority in the Assembly.<br/><br/>While BJP claimed the support of 35 MLAs including the rebel Congress legislators, Rawat said he still enjoys a majority in the Assembly as none of the rebel MLAs have quit the party or the CLP.<br/><br/>On a day of claims and counter-claims by BJP and the Congress, Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal said the<br/><br/>"anti-defection law is in place and whoever is found guilty of violating it will have to be acted against".<br/><br/>In Dehradun, BJP intensified efforts to dislodge the Rawat government, claiming it has majority in Uttarakhand Assembly<br/><br/>and should be invited to form the government as the incumbent Congress dispensation has been reduced to a minority.