Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal govt proves majority amid walkout by BJP legislators

The Delhi Assembly passed the confidence motion tabled by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal even as five BJP MLAs staged a walkout after their party colleagues were marshalled out of the House on Thursday.

While all 58 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs present in the House voted in favour of the motion, there was no vote against it due to the absence of BJP legislators. AAP has 62 MLAs while BP has 8 in the house.

Three BJP MLAs -- Vijender Gupta, Abhay Verma and Mohan Singh Bisht -- were marshalled out as they "argued" with Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla, who did not heed their demand to take up their calling attention notices before a discussion on the motion. The remaining legislators walked out in protest soon after.

The motion was tabled in the house on August 29 amid Arvind Kejriwal’s allegations against the BJP for making an attempt to buy AAP MLAs.

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