Politics | Toppling Games
Rane wins trust vote
04 March 2005 17:04 ISTChief minister Pratapsing Rane won the confidence vote by 17-16, with speaker Francisco Sardinha casting his vote after there was a tie.
United Goans Democratic Party legislator Mathany Saldhana was earlier restrained from voting, by passing an ad-interim order on his disqualification petition.
The proceedings ended within five minutes. The motion was put to vote amidst protests from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party members.
