Moving the motion, the chief minister told the Assembly that his government had the majority. Apparently referring to former Lt Governor Kiran Bedi constantly being at loggerheads with him on administrative matters, he said that he had however, delivered for the union territory, including effectively handling the COVID
Puducherry Floor Test news: The Congress government in the Union Territory of Puducherry has fallen after the Narayanamasy govt failed to prove its majority. Puducherry Assembly crisis had deepened on Sunday after there were two back-to-back resignations by Congress and DMK MLAs.
Puducherry CM resigns; Speaker rules trust vote defeated
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Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanaswamy arriving at the Assembly Hall on Monday morning to face the floor test.
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President’s rule likely as NDA not to stake claim to form govt
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan after it became apparent that he had lost the confidence of the House.
A Motion of Confidence moved by Mr Narayanasamy in the Assembly was not put to vote. However, Speaker V.P. Sivakolandhu announced that it stood defeated after the Chief Minister, questioning the right of the three nominated members to vote, led a walkout of the ruling Congress-DMK legislators. Opposition MLAs numbering 14 from the All India N R Congress (7), AIADMK (4) and BJP (3 nominated) were in the House, wh
Puducherry: Congress MLA Meet Inconclusive Over Trust Vote, To Meet Again
Chief minister V. Narayanasamy was directed to prove his majority in the assembly on February 22.
Puducherry CM Narayanasamy. Photo: PTI
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Puducherry: Ruling Congress MLAs who met here on Thursday night after chief minister V. Narayanasamy was directed to prove his majority in the assembly on February 22 did not take any decision on the future course of action and resolved to meet again a day ahead of the trust vote.
Emerging from the inconclusive meeting held at his residence, Narayanasamy contended that the three nominated MLAs (all BJP) in the Union Territory assembly do not have rights to vote on a confidence motion and the opposition strength was only 11 and not 14 as maintained by them.
Three more Congress MLAs are set to resign from the Assembly in Puducherry, a key BJP leader claimed on Friday even as he asserted that the beleaguered V Narayanasamy government would lose the trust vote.