The trust vote for the BJP led minority government in Maharashtra slated in a while has been reduced to a mere academic excercise with the Nationalist Congress Party declaring that it will vote for Devendra Fadnavis' government. The BJP has the strength of 122 seats. 41 members of NCP will take its total tally to 163, which will be 19 votes more than the majority figure of 144.
After BJP's Haribhau Bagde got elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly some time ago, the congratulatory speeches of various prominent leaders have begun. Former Home Minister R R Patil reportedly said in his speech that the political situation in the State is very peculiar. Everyone is showing willingness to support the new government without any conditions, Mr Patil said, adding that the peculiar political conditions are confounding for the political scientists too. The NCP had earlier said that it was likely to abstain from voting the confidence motion. It then came out in support of the government and decided to support it.
