New Delhi: Uttarakhand Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal, on recommendations of Chief Minister Harish Rawat, disqualified nine Congress MLAs facing charges of joining hands with the BJP to topple Rawat government in the state, late on Saturday.

The Harish Rawat-led government will take the floor test on Monday to prove its majority in the 70-member Assembly.

The Congress party has sought the disqualification of sacked minister Harak Singh Rawat, former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna and seven other MLAs on the ground they have voluntarily given up membership of the Congress by joining the BJP MLAs by shouting anti-government slogans in the Assembly and thus attract the provisions of the anti-defection law.

The Congress, which has a strength of 36 MLAs in the Assembly, faces revolt by nine MLAs, led by former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, who are said to have voted against the government in the financial business last week.

Meanwhile, the rebel Congress MLAs have alleged that they were offered bribe by the Chief Minister for support during the floor test.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Saturday called an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the Uttarakhand crisis.

It has emerged that the Centre is not in favour of a President’s rule in the state at this juncture.