Explained: What Is A Floor Test And Why Is It Held?
By Mohammed Kudrati A floor test scheduled to be held on June 30 could decide the continuity of the incumbent Government of Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as his party battles a fierce internal rebellion. The vote has been called by the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari. The spearhead of this schism is Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena, who is set to come to Mumbai in anticipation of this showdown. He claims to have enough Members of Legislative Assembly with him to vote against the Shiv Sena led government without attracting provisions of the anti-defection law....