Bihar CM Samrat Chaudhary Wins Trust Vote

Patna, Bihar - Bihar's newly appointed Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, the state's first leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party, secured a decisive victory in a vote of confidence in the 243-member legislative assembly on Friday, just 10 days after taking office. The motion, moved by Chaudhary himself, passed easily through a voice vote, underscoring the ruling National Democratic Alliance's commanding majority of 202 seats.

The outcome was never in doubt, given the NDA's strong position following its triumph in last November's assembly elections. The alliance comprises the BJP, Janata Dal United, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha, with key figures including Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav from the JD(U). In contrast, the opposition Grand Alliance holds only 35 seats, supplemented by five MLAs from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and one from the Bahujan Samaj Party. Recent fissures within the opposition, including three Congress MLAs defying party lines in Rajya Sabha polls, further weakened their stance.

During the one-day special session, Chaudhary assured the assembly of...