Patna, July 27 (Agencies): The new NDA government in Bihar led by Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal (United) will seek a trust vote in the state assembly on Friday. ”A one-day special session of the Bihar Assembly has been convened tomorrow in which the new government will seek trust vote,” Principal Secretary of the Cabinet Coordination Department, Brajesh Mehrotra, told reporters. Bihar’s Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered the oath of office to Nitish, as well as to senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, who will be the deputy chief minister. Sushil Modi had held the same post earlier when Nitish had formed a government with the support of the BJP. RJD leaders also claimed that many JD(U) MLAs who won the 2015 Bihar Assembly polls against the BJP would cross over to them during tomorrow's trust vote.

Source: The Telegraph July 27, 2017 10:41 UTC