The Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in Jharkhand on Monday won the trust vote in the 81-member State Assembly, with 48 members voting in support of ruling coalition. The opposition staged a walk-out.
It was for the first time that a ruling coalition government in Jharkhand had moved a confidence motion to prove majority in the House. With Mr. Soren winning the trust vote, the political stalemate prevailing in Jharkhand appears to have drawn to a close.
During the debate over the confidence motion, the Chief Minister slammed the BJP, saying, “It [the BJP] only does power politics and does politics of Hindu-Muslim but, I’m also son of Shibu Soren and I’ll not be cowed down.”
