Mr. Narayanasamy met Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and tendered his resignation.
The confidence motion moved by Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy was defeated on the floor of the House on February 22.
Mr. Narayanasamy met Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and tendered his resignation.
Though Mr. Narayanasamy moved the motion seeking the confidence vote minutes after the Assembly met for a special one-day session, he and his ruling side MLAs later walked out before the motion was put for voting.
Subsequently, Speaker VP Sivakolundhu declared that the motion stood defeated,
Moving the motion, the Chief Minister lashed out at former Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, saying she had “conspired” against the government on matters including revenue generation. “Those rejected by people conspired to topple our government but we stayed firm due to our resilience,” he said.
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