A floor test will be held in the Uttarakhand assembly today to ascertain whether ousted Congress chief minister Harish Rawat still enjoys a majority in the House.

During the two-hour-long special session from 11 am to 1 pm, the President's rule will be kept in abeyance for a single agenda of vote of confidence.

According to NDTV, most of the Congress MLAs are lodged in resorts in Mussoorie, near Dehradun, 'hidden' from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which, the Congress fears, will attempt to break its ranks.

It was also reported that on Monday the Congress could not make contact with one of its lawmakers Rekha Arya.

The proceedings of the floor test will be video-graphed and the result of the voting will be placed before the Supreme Court tomorrow in a sealed cover.

The Uttarakhand assembly has 70 members, out of which 27 belongs to the Congress, excluding the nine rebels. The BJP has 28 members, while there are six from other parties.

Ousted chief minister Harish Rawat will need at least 32 members for claiming his majority on the floor.

The rebel Congress MLAs can't vote, which gives an advantage to Rawat.