Amidst uproarious scenes, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today won the vote of confidence in the state assembly by voice vote as Opposition staged a walk-out terming the exercise as "murder of democracy".
Strongly protesting the passage of the trust motion moved by the Chief Minister by voice vote "all of a sudden", members of Congress and BJP walked out of the house demanding division of votes on the crucial trial of strength.
The trust motion, moved in a special assembly session four days after BJP withdrew support to Naveen government following the collapse of BJD-BJP alliance over seat sharing in coming Lok Sabha polls, was passed in barely two hours of the proceedings.
Moving the motion, Patnaik said he enjoyed the support of more than 74 legislators in the 147-member assembly and was facing the floor test as directed by Governor M C Bhandare.
Terming the passage of the motion as "murder of democracy", Leader of BJP legislator party Biswabhushan Harichandan said his party wanted a division of votes but the whole exercise was handled in a hurried manner.
Congress deputy leader Narasingha Mishra said his party leaders, who were keen on division, would meet the Governor with their grievances.
