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Bihar Floor Test: Earlier in the assembly, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was accused of having lost political credibility by his former deputy and senior BJP leader Tarkishore Prasad.

Nitish Kumar was sworn Chief Minister for a record eighth time on Wednesday after he resigned from the post a day earlier and quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar-Led Govt To Face Floor Test in Assembly on August 24.

Eknath Shinde, who has claimed the backing of 40 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, believes the government would pass the floor test.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, backed by his ally — the BJP — faces the crucial floor test today. The floor test will seal his position as Maharashtra's 20th CM and the leader of what he calls the 'real Shiv Sena' that is based on Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology. On Sunday night, he was reinstated as the legislative group leader of the Shiv Sena by newly elected Speaker Rahul Narwekar. Stay with India Today for the LIVE updates around the Maharashtra political crisis and th...

The special two-day session of the State Legislative Assembly comes after a high-voltage political drama in the state where a new government led by rebel Shiv Sena MLA Shinde came to power toppling the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) regime.

As expected, Maharashtra's new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's government, supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), won the critical "vote of confidence" in the State Legislative Assembly here on Monday.

He was sworn in as the chief minister on June 30 following his revolt against his predecessor and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray.

The firebrand Shiv Sena leader said this even as Chief Minister Eknath Shinde won the trust vote proceedings in the Maharashtra Assembly.

The Shinde-BJP government won the floor test today with 164 votes. Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the new chief minister of Maharashtra and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy on June 30 after a lot of twists and turns.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has predicted that the Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra led by Eknath Shinde may fall in the next six months. The veteran Maharashtra politician has also asked his party MLAs and workers to be prepared for mid-term polls. The NCP patron made these remarks while addressing NCP legislators and other leaders of the party on Sunday evening.