The Modi government won the vote of confidence after 325 MPs voted in favour of the government while 126 MPs voted against. The majority mark in the house was 226 after some parties walked out.
- PM Modi addressed the House for 90 minutes amid protests by TDP MPs
- Rahul Gandhi had hugged PM Modi at the end of his Lok Sabha speech earlier in the day
- The BJP slammed Rahul Gandhi’s act calling it drama and theatrics
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Ministers Show Victory Sign After the Trust Vote
Congress' Defeat is Precusor to 2019: Smriti Irani
Union Minister Smriti Irani has said that the defeat of Congress and the opposition is a precusor to their defeat in the year 2019.
“It gives public, at large, a sense of how scattered opposition is and has given citizens a look into what kind of strategy Congress is willing to embrace that there is instability in the country,” Irani added.
PM Modi's Speech Was 'Dramebaazi': Mallikarjun Kharge
After the vote of confidence, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said, “We posed questions to PM Modi on Rafael deal, Nirav Modi etc but he didn't answer any.”
Kharge then went on to say that Modi’s speech was 'dramebaazi' and that he told the house what the previous government did and not what his governmnet has done in four years.
PM Modi Didn't Attempt to Answer Isues of AP: YS Choudhary
TDP MP YS Choudhary slammed Prime Minister Modi saying, “He has not even attempted to answer the outstanding issues of Andhra Pradesh, it was not expected from him. It is unfortunate.”