BJP taunts Congress as Puducherry govt falls; terms it 'Rahul Gandhi's Midas touch'

Commenting on diminishing power of Congress in India, BJP I-T chief Amit Malviya, on Monday, pointed that Congress has been shrunk to three states - Punjab, Rajasthan and Chhatisgarh. Taking a dig at Grand Old party, he said that in Maharashtra and Jharkhand Congress has been marginalised. Pointing out that Rahul Gandhi recently visited Puducherry, he called it his 'Midas touch' after which government fell. Congress-DMK government in Puducherry fell after failing to prove ir majority, leading to CM V Narayanasamy resigning from his post.

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Congress loses floor test, CM walks out

Minutes after calling for a floor test, CM and his MLAs walked out before motion was put for voting. While  Speaker VP Sivakolundhu declared that motion stood defeated, Narayanasamy submitted letter of resignation of chief minister and his Council of Ministers to Lt. Goverr Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan. His decision comes a day after  two more MLAs resigned from UPA government - Congress' K Lakshminarayanan and DMK's Venkatesan, claiming to be sidelined by government in its decision-making. 

"Today, we failed floor test over confidence motion sought by me, to show that our government has confidence of people of state. In fact, three minated members (all BJP MLAs) have voting right.  After I completed speech, issue was raised by Shyanand Raman, stating that three minated members were being used by BJP to topple our government, giving a voting right," said CM.

He added, " Speaker's ruling is incorrect. BJP govt at Centre, NR Congress & AIADMK have succeeded in dislodging our govt by using voting power used by 3 minated members. This is murder of democracy. people of Puducherry and this country will teach m a lesson."

Puducherry CM Narayanasamy resigns after failing to prove majority; Huge jolt to Congress

Puducherry crisis

 Puducherry government faced a crisis as 4 Congress MLAs resigned, pushing 14-seat government into a mirity in 33-seat Assembly. With 2 more MLAs resigning, Congress has been reduced to 9 seats, while ally DMK has 2 seats and 1 Independent MLA. Meanwhile, Opposition has 14 seats - AINRC has 7 seats, BJP has 3 seats (minated) and AIADMK has 4 seats. 5 seats lie vacant.

Congress MLAs - A Namassivayam, E.eppainjan, Malladi Krishna Rao, John Kumar have cited dissatisfaction with current government as reason for ir exit - a day ahead of ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's visit. While  A Namassivayam, E.eppainjan have already joined BJP, Congress is in a huddle to tackle situation. Amidst this crisis, President Kovind relieved L-G Kiran Bedi of her duties, replacing her with Soundararajan - who ordered a floor test on Feb 22.

Puducherry CM Narayanasamy resigns after failing to prove majority; Huge jolt to Congress