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Puducherry Political Crisis: Narayanasamy govt to face crucial floor test today
India
Published: Sunday, February 21, 2021, 23:44 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 21: The ruling Congress government led-by V Narayanasamy is set to face a crucial floor test to prove its majority in the Puducherry Assembly on Monday.
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Beleaguered Narayanasamy, who held a meeting with theremaining MLAs of the Congress and DMK, said the government sstrategy would be made known before Monday s floor test, ordered by Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, to prove hismajority.
Two more MLAs of the Congress-DMK alliance in Puducherry resigned on Sunday, delivering yet another jolt to Chief Minister V Narayanasamy as the ruling side s strength further depleted to 11 against opposition s 14in the 33-member assembly, a day before the trust vote.
Two more MLAs of the Congress- DMK alliance in Puducherry resigned on Sunday, delivering yet another jolt to Chief Minister V Narayanasamy as the ruling side s strength further depleted to 11 against opposition s 14 in the 33-member assembly, a day before the trust vote. Beleaguered Narayanasamy, who held a meeting with the remaining MLAs of the Congress and DMK, said the government s strategy would be made known before Monday s floor test, ordered by Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, to prove his majority. The fresh bout of resignations took the tally in the last few days to three and the cumulative since last month to six and further reduced the strength of the Congress-DMK combine in the assembly to 11.