In pics: Uttarakhand floor test ends, Congress celebrates ‘victory’

Sacked chief minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday appeares to have clinched the numbers in the floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly with 33 of the 61 MLAs said to have voted for him.

Sacked chief minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday appeares to have clinched the numbers in the floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly with 33 of the 61 MLAs said to have voted for him.

BJP and Congress MLAs standing outside the assembly in Dehradun. (Vinay Santosh Kumar /Hindustan Times)

With nine disqualified Congress MLAs kept away, Congress MLA Rita Arya claimed that 33 MLAs voted for Rawat while BJP MLAs conceded that their side got only 28 in a House with an effective strength of 61.

Under the Supreme Court-monitored proceedings, the result of the vote will be given to the court on Wednesday morning in a sealed envelope.

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Moment by moment : What happened in Uttarakhand assembly

Here is a look at what happened outside the Uttarakhand Assembly before and after the floor test.

After the floor test

Former CM Harish Rawat with BJP MKA Bhim Lal Arya after floor test outside the assembly in Dehradun. (Vinay Santosh Kumar)

A smiling state Congress president Kishore Upadhyay lifted by cheerful party workers as he showed “victory sign” upon arriving at the Rajiv Bhawan in Dehradun. (Neha Pant / HT Photo)

BSP MLA Sarwat qarim Ansari after the floor test. (Vinay Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)

BSP MLA Haridass after floor test . (Vinay Santosh Kumar/HT photo)

Before the floor test

Congress MLA Rekha Arya with BJP MLAs going inside the assembly in Dehradun. (Vinay Santosh Kumar /HT Photo)

Former CM Harish Rawat with Congress MLA Yashpal Arya standing outside the assembly in Dehradun. (Vinay Santosh Kumar /HT Photo)

BJP and Congress MLAs standing outside the assembly in Dehradun. (Vinay Santosh Kumar /HT Photo)

A BJP meeting underway before the floor test on Tuesday morning. (Vinay Santosh Kumar /HT Photo)

Security outside Uttarakhand Assembly ahead of the floor test (ANI)