No-confidence motion against Modi government defeated
PM Narendra Modi replies during the debate on the no-confidence motion against the NDA government (Screenshot/Lok Sabha TV)
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government on Friday passed the no-confidenc emotion moved by the oppostion with an overwhelming majority with the government getting 325 out of a total 451 votes. Only 126 MPs voted in favour of the motion.
The no-confidence motion was put to vote after a 12-hour heated debate which saw the government and opposition trade charges and a moment of drama when Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, after a blistering speech, walked over to hug the Prime Minister.
The result indicated that parties not formally part of the BJP-led ruling coalition, the NDA, voted in the government’s favour.
Updated on : July 20, 2018 at 23:30 IST | Published on: July 20, 2018 at 23:16 IST
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