Fearing poaching, Bihar Congress takes its MLAs to Hyderabad

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Congress. on Sunday shifted 16 of its 19 MLAs in Bihar to a resort in Hyderabad to keep its flock together ahead of the Feb 12 trust vote for the new NDA govt headed by Nitish Kumar..

Sources said some MLAs were allegedly in touch with Nitishs JD(U) and shifting them to Congress-governed Telangana...

The three other MLAs will join the rest in Hyderabad on Monday, the sources added...

The MLAs will be flown to Patna on Feb 12 and taken to the assembly directly from the airport for the trust vote, the sources said.. Rahul Gandhi takes a jibe at Nitish Kumar for joining NDA; shares chutkula on Bihar CM..

Nitish, who formed his new govt with BJP and allies on Jan 28 after dumping the RJD-Congress-Left Grand Alliance, claims the support of 128 MLAs, more than the majority mark of 122 in the 243-member assembly..

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