Uttarakhand floor test ends. Harish Rawat confident of victory

The floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly, which began at 11AM on 10 May, has ended. The result will be presented before the Supreme Court in a sealed cover on 11 May, after which the apex court is expected to declare the result.

Here are the top developments:

- 'It's a victory of democracy,' said Congress President Sonia Gandhi after Uttarakhand trust vote.

- Ex-chief minister Harish Rawat expressed gratitude towards the top court. "I thank Supreme Court, democratic forces, people of Uttarakhand and the gods. Uttarakhand will be victorious tomorrow," he said.

- He also said, "Won't comment on what happened inside. Clouds of uncertainty will soon vanish."

- If reports are to be believed, Congress MLA Rekha Arya will back the BJP, while BJP MLA Bhim Lal Arya is set to vote for Congress.

- Congress MLA Rekha Arya reached the Uttarakhand Assembly premises accompanied by BJP MLAs.

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- Ahead of the trust vote, BSP's Mayawati said that two of her party's MLAs in the state assembly will vote in favour of Congress.

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- The President's rule has been temporarily lifted for two hours in Uttarakhand.