Tejaswi Yadav, Bihar Deputy CM to hold meeting with Cong leader Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi: On Friday, Tejaswi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, will have his first meeting with Sonia Gandhi, the interim president of the Congress, since the state's coalition government was established, according to sources.

Sonia Gandhi will be informed by Tejaswi on recent political developments, and the two may discuss the likely role that the Congress would play in the new coalition government, which has 19 MLAs in the state.

The meeting is important because the cabinet expansion is approaching. Nitish Kumar passed a resolution to call a special session of the Assembly on August 24 and the Legislative Council on August 25 to show his majority after taking the oath as the eighth chief minister of Bihar.

Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan has been intimated of the proposal and his approval is awaited.

Leaders of the Mahagathbandhan also brought in a no-confidence motion against Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, of the BJP. Since he has the support of only 77 MLAs of his own party, it is most likely that he would resign from the post before the motion.

RJD's Awadh Bihari Chaudhary is the front-runner for the Speaker's post. On August 25, the Legislative Council will also elect a new Chairman.

With inputs from IANS