However, the resignations of as many as 22 Congress MLAs on Tuesday has made the government’s collapse imminent. India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 107 MLAs, while two seats are vacant. The order for the floor test, which was sent to Nath’s office around midnight, came hours after assembly Speaker NP Prajapati accepted the resignations of six former ministers who were expelled on the chief minister’s recommendation. The 22 MLAs had resigned after long-time Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, whom they were loyal to, quit the party. Ahead of his exit, the MLAs were allegedly flown to BJP-ruled Karnataka in a bid to keep them together.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 15, 2020 08:03 UTC