Bihar Governor Invites Manjhi To Prove His Majority On 20 February

Governor of Bihar KN Tripathi has asked the Bihar CM Jitan Manjhi to prove his majority on the floor of the house on 20 February, immediately after the Governor addresses the joint session of the legislature.

A source close to the Raj Bhawan told the media, "Immediately after Governor's address of the joint session of Bihar Legislature on the opening day of Budget session on February 20, Manjhi will have to prove majority in the Legislative Assembly." However, it is to be seen whether the governor has accepted CM Manjhi's request for a secret ballot or not.   

Governor's directive to Manjhi has come after Nitish Kumar along with Lalu Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav paraded 130 MLAs at the President's residence yesterday.

In a major development, the High Court of Patna put a stay on Nitish's election as the leader of the legislature party of JDU.

JDU is accusing the BJP of buying time so that they can use foul means to horse trade the JDU MLAs. 

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