Nitish Kumar wins trust vote in Bihar Assembly

Patna, July 28 : Nitish Kumar on Friday won the Trust Vote in the Bihar Assembly a day after he took oath as Chief Minister to head the JD-U-BJP government after dumping the Grand Alliance. In a 243-member Bihar Assembly, 131 members cast their votes in favour of Nitish Kumar and 108 went against.The RJD staged a walked out of the House after the Nitish government won the trust vote.RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the son of Lalu Prasad Yadav, spoke first on the confidence motion and launched a scathing attack against Kumar for dumping the Grand Alliance government. RJD MLAs protested in the portico of Assembly, signalling their aggressive mood ahead of the trust vote.Live telecast of House proceedings is prohibited and reporters not allowed to use their mobile phones inside.Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi had asked the chief minister yesterday to seek a confidence vote within two days of his swearing in. Kumar, 66, was sworn in yesterday, returning to the National Democratic Alliance after four years.