Puducherry Chief Minister to face floor test on February 22

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Updated At : 12:29 PM Feb 19, 2021 IST

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Puducherry, February 18

Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararjan on Thursday ordered a floor test for the Congress government in the UT on February 22, to ascertain whether it has majority in the wake of a spate of resignations by the ruling party MLAs that has reduced its strength to 14.

The strength of both the ruling and Opposition camps stand at 14 in the 33-member House, including three nominated legislators of the BJP. The Assembly has five vacancies.

Soundararajan’s direction to Chief Minister V Narayansamy came after the Opposition “reiterated” its stand that the government has to prove its majority on the floor of the House, a release from the Lt Governor’s Secretariat here said. — PTI

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