26 of 27 Congress MLAs shun Sonia-appointed Bihar chief

September 28, 2017 09:51

Making evident their disapproval of the Congress high command's decision to oust BPCC chief Ashok Choudhary, at least 26 of the 27 party MLAs skipped the function in which newly-appointed working president Kaukab Quadri assumed charge on Wednesday.

This assumes significance as Choudhary needs the support of 18 MLAs to overcome the anti-defection law.

While only MLA Siddharth attended the event at state Congress HQ, at least 15 MLAs and MLCs visited Choudhary at his residence to express solidarity with him.

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