Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today moved a confidence motion in the Bihar Assembly to prove the majority of his new government.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, son of Lalu Prasad Yadav, spoke first on the confidence motion and launched a scathing attack against Kumar for dumping the Grand Alliance government.
RJD MLAs protested in the portico of Assembly, signalling their aggressive mood ahead of the trust vote. Live telecast of House proceedings was prohibited and reporters were not allowed to use their mobile phones inside.
Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi had asked the Chief Minister yesterday to seek a confidence vote within two days of his swearing-in.
Kumar, 66, was sworn in yesterday. He had returned to the National Democratic Alliance after four years.
The NDA alliance had submitted a list of 132 MLAs to the governor. These include 71 of JD(U), BJP 53, RLSP two, LJP two, HAM one and three independents.
In the 243-member Bihar Assembly, RJD has 80 MLAs, Congress 27 and CPI-ML has three.