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The strength of both the ruling and opposition camps stand at 14 in the 33-member house, including three nominated legislators of the BJP.
The assembly has five vacancies.
Congress own strength is ten, including the Speaker, while its ally DMK has three members.
Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararjan on Thursday ordered a floor test for the Congress government in the union territory on February 22, to ascertain whether it has a majority in the wake of a spate of resignations by the ruling party MLAs that has reduced its strength to 14.
The strength of both the ruling and opposition camps stand at 14 in the 33-member house, including three nominated legislators of the BJP. The assembly has five vacancies. Congress own strength is ten, including the Speaker, while its ally DMK has three members. An independent also supports the government.
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The strength of both the ruling and opposition camps stand at 14 in the 33-member house, including three nominated legislators of the BJP
Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararjan (Twitter@DrTamilisaiGuv)
Puducherry: Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararjan on Thursday ordered a floor test for the Congress government in the union territory on February 22, to ascertain whether it has majority in the wake of a spate of resignations by the ruling party MLAs that has reduced its strength to 14. The strength of both the ruling and opposition camps stands at 14 in the 33-member house, including three nominated legislators of the BJP. The assembly has five vacancies.