Patna : The Patna High Court on Monday dismissed a petition by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) against the formation of new Bihar government by Janata Dal (United) – Bharatiya Janata Party.
The petition was filed by RJD legislator Saroj Yadav’s petition on Friday, 28 July.
The court accepted the petition on Friday but refused to put a stay on the Nitish Kumar’s floor test, stating that hearing won’t be possible before July 31.
Last week, Nitish Kumar resigned from the position of Bihar Chief Minister, alleging corruption charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son – Tejashwi Yadav, and dissolved the grand alliance between JD(U) and RJD. Within hours, Nitish was back in office with a new coalition with old ally BJP.
Nitish Kumar-led government sailed through the the floor test in Bihar with 131 votes
Protesting against these out-of-control developments, RJD leadership filed a petition in Patna High Court.
Meanwhile, BJP’s Sushil Modi took charge as the new Bihar Deputy Chief.
“We’ll take Bihar towards development with the same pace with which it was progressing in 7.5 years of NDA rule,” said Sushil Modi.
Bureau Report
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