Mumbai: The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will face its first test -- the trust vote -- in the state assembly on Saturday. However, assured of the support of more than 160 legislators, it is almost certain the government will win the trust vote. At the request of the government, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has summoned a two-day session of the newly elected State assembly. It was exactly a week ago that the Bharatiya Janata Party had stumped the newly formed MVA, by hurriedly swearing in Devendra Fadnavis as the chief minister in a hush-hush operation.
Now, the MVA is not leaving anything to chance. In order to ensure that the trust vote goes through without a hitch, bearing in mind the BJP's propensity to spring last-minute surprises, the MVA has, in a pre-emptive move, requested the governor for a change in the pro-tem speaker who will officiate over the proceedings.
Flouting the tradition of appointing the seniormost legislator (in this case, Balasaheb Thorat of the Congress) as pro-tem Speaker, the governor had appointed BJP legislator Kalidas Kolambkar to the position.
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To ensure smooth passage of the trust vote and the election of the Speaker, the MVA has chosen seven-term legislator and former Speaker Dilip Walse Patil as pro-tem speaker. The Governor accepted the request and administered the oath to Walse Patil, who was Speaker from 2009-2014.
He is also considered the most trusted aide of NCP chief Sharad Pawar. The session will start at 2pm and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will introduce his cabinet colleagues. Then Shiv Sena legislator Sunil Prabhu, NCP legislator Dhananjay Munde, a supporter of Ajit Pawar, and former CM Prithviraj Chavan will move the trust motion.
On Sunday, the assembly will elect the Speaker. If there are two or more candidates in the fray, the voting will be held by secret ballot. The governor's speech will be tabled and then a resolution to thank the governor will discussed. After this, the Speaker will announce the leader of opposition.
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