Both cannot vote, the reason is the same.
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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The National Democratic Alliance government formed 14 days ago in Bihar will prove its majority in the Bihar Assembly on Monday afternoon. But, in this majority test, neither the head of the government, i.e. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, nor his Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary will be able to vote in favor of his government. Both will be present in the Bihar Assembly during the floor test and will also use their strength in mobilizing the MLAs to prove their majority, but both of them will not be able to vote themselves. Both of them do not have the right to do so.
members of both legislative councils
Whether the government has majority or not is decided by the numerical strength of the members of the Assembly. Both Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary are not members of the Bihar Assembly. Meaning, they have not been elected directly from the public. Both are members of Bihar Legislative Council. Being the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, both will be present in the Assembly during the majority test, but since they are not MLAs (Assembly Members), they will not be able to vote. JDU has 45 MLAs in Bihar Assembly, but Legislative Council member Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister. Similarly, Bharatiya Janata Party, which has 78 MLAs, has given the second position in the government to Bihar Legislative Council member Samrat Chaudhary.
Both were face to face 14 days ago
In the Bihar Assembly elections 2020, Nitish Kumar had secured the mandate to run the government with the BJP. In between, he had left BJP and was on the chair to run the grand alliance government with Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress-Left parties. As long as he remained in office as the Chief Minister of the Grand Alliance, Samrat Choudhary remained his attacker as the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council. Before the change of government on January 28, he was summoned to Delhi and advised to stop the attack. After that his attitude relaxed and then as soon as Nitish Kumar became his deputy on January 28, he became comfortable with him. Now both are together and are preparing to show the strength of their 128 supporting MLAs in the Bihar Assembly, more than the magic figure of 122, during the floor test of the government on Monday.