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.
K Lakshminarayanan, elected from the Raj Bhavan constituency, tendered his resignation to Assembly Speaker V P Sivakolundhu at the latter s residence. Later, he told reporters that this government led by Narayanasamy has lost majority.