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Not appearing to be bogged down by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's withdrawal of support to his government, embattled Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda said on Monday that he was ready to prove his majority on the floor of the house. Koda met Governor Syed Sibtey Razi on Monday.

"The governor asked me to keep his views with regard to the majority in the wake of JMM withdrawing support. I told him that despite the withdrawal of support by JMM, I will prove my majority in the floor of the house," Koda said.           

"The monsoon session (of the assembly) has already been convened (from September 19) and it is up to the governor's conscience whether to cut down the time or extend it," Koda said when asked whether Razi has set any time frame for the trust vote.

Asked how he muster the numbers after 17 JMM MLAs withdrew support to his government, Koda shot back "How can I tell that now ? It will be decided only in the house."

"I am confident of winning the majority and the game will be played in the house," he asserted.

Before meeting Razi, Koda had convened a cabinet meeting at the state secretariat. But Koda said there was no political discussion during the meeting. "We discussed matters relating to the state's development and its people," he said.

The cabinet approved conversion of Ranka and Jaganathpur blocks into sub-division and creation of 36 new blocks at the meeting, he said.