Nitish Kumar wins Bihar floor test with 131 votes

JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar wins the Bihar trust vote in the Assembly session by winning floor test, 131 votes in favour, 108 against.

Nitish Kumar has sailed through a trust vote in the Bihar Assembly with 131 of the 243 legislators voting for him.

The vote and a discussion before it were held amid protests and slogan shouting by Lalu Yadav’s RJD, now the chief opposition party.
Mr Kumar wrapped up the discussion with a short speech, rejecting the opposition’s allegation that his new alliance with the BJP has been built on political opportunism.