Unable to accept this, the Congress MLAs went on a rampage. Chairs were thrown in the assembly and a lot of trouble happened.
Chief Minister Brian Singh Bharatiya Janata Party won the confidence vote
India: Manipur Chief Minister (Biren Singh) Singh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the confidence vote. There are a total of 60 MLAs in the Manipur Assembly and currently, there are only 53 MLAs in the Assembly, including the Speaker.
4 MLAs were disqualified by the Speaker due to the recent change of party. A further 3 BJP MLAs had resigned from their posts.
Support
Currently, the Manipur Assembly has 24 MLAs in support of the Congress party and 29 MLAs, including the Speaker, in support of the ruling BJP coalition government.
Also, 18 of them are BJP MLAs. 4 MLAs each from NPP and NPF, 1 each from Trinamool and Lok Janshakti support BJP coalition government.
Drug trafficking
Recently, in the state of Manipur, there has been a lot of controversy and trouble as MLAs have switched parties.
Following this, there was talk of more drug trafficking. In it, the name and name of Chief Byron Singh were mentioned.
Thus the Congress party demanded a CBI inquiry. But it is noteworthy that Chief Minister Byron Singh rejected this.
Confidence vote by voice
Following the affair, Congress passed a no-confidence motion against the Chief Minister Byron Singh. This was rejected by the Manipur Assembly Secretary.
Moreover, against this, Chief Minister Byron Singh brought a resolution seeking their confidence. A vote of confidence was held in the Manipur Assembly today as it was approved. The referendum was a vote of confidence.
The MLAs did not come suddenly
Unexpectedly 8 Congress MLAs did not come suddenly during this confidence vote. Thus Chief Minister Byron Singh easily won the confidence vote.
Chief Minister Byron Singh received 28 votes in favour and 16 votes against. Because of this, the Byron Singh government won the confidence vote.
Unable to accept this, the Congress MLAs went on a rampage. Chairs were thrown in the assembly and a lot of trouble happened.
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