Ranchi, Feb. 6 -- The newly formed government in the State today easily sailed through the floor test with a comfortable win of six votes than that of the required number. The JMM-Congress-RJD coalition bagged the support of 47 MLAs. The coalition has a strength of 47 MLAs in the Assembly while, the BJP has 26 MLAs, AJSU Party 3 MLAs, one MLA of NCP, one nominated member and two independent legislators are there in the 81-member House.
The opposition parties including BJP and AJSU Party could secure 29 votes against the motion with 25 votes of BJP, three votes of AJSU Party and one vote of NCP MLA Kamlesh Singh. Independent MLA Saryu Roy and Speaker Rabindranath Mahto did not cast their votes and two legislators were absent due to illness....