Uttarakhand trust vote: BSP will support Congress

Legislators of the Congress party reached Dehradun on Tuesday ahead of a floor test in the Uttarakhand assembly to ascertain whether ousted chief minister Harish Rawat still enjoys a majority in the House.

During the two-hour-long special session from 11am to 1pm, the President’s rule will be kept in abeyance for a single agenda of the vote of confidence. The proceedings will be video-graphed and the result of the voting will be placed before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a sealed cover.

The nine rebel



Congress MLAs will not be allowed to participate in the floor test. The Supreme Court rejected their pleas on Monday after they moved the apex court against the Uttarakhand high court’s decision dismissing their petition against the disqualification.

BSP chief Mayawati said, “No deal with BJP, our party is supporting Congress in Uttarakhand trust vote.”

The apex court also said the voting will be overseen by the principal secretary (legislative assembly and parliamentary affairs) in the state.