Congress MLAs return from Hyderabad ahead of the floor test of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar-led government. Pics/PTI
The NDA is comfortably placed, having a combined strength of 128 MLAs in the 243-member state assembly
The Congress legislators will be staying, until Monday, with their counterparts from RJD and the Left, at 5, Deshratna Marg, the government bungalow allotted to Yadav when he was the Deputy CM
The 'Mahagathbandhan', as the Congress, RJD and Left combine is known in local parlance, lost power less than a month ago as a result of JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's abrupt return to the BJP-led NDA
The Congress, which has only 19 MLAs, was plagued by fears of a split ahead of the trust vote, a reason why it may have chosen to transport its legislators to the southern state
The Congress MlAs flight was expected to land at the Patna airport at 5 pm. They were scheduled to drive straight to the residence of former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
Meanwhile, RJD legislators, who had reached Yadav's home on Saturday, but were asked to stay back till the trust vote, seem to be enjoying a carnival-like atmosphere
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