No-confidence motion not taken up in Lok Sabha for the third day in a row

For the third day in a row, the no-confidence motions by the TDP and YSR Congress against the NDA government couldn't be taken up in the Lok Sabha again on Tuesday after the Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House until tomorrow.

Following disruption and uproar, the House was adjourned on Friday and Monday as well. The Speaker said that it is not proper for the House if it doesn’t maintain order and in such conditions, no-confidence motion cannot be moved.

The TDP and YSR Congress directed the MPs to be present in Parliament to ensure that the no-confidence motion against the Union government gets tabled. 

TDP supremo and AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu told the party MPs over teleconference to be ready to counter allies of the ruling BJP should they attempt to create disruption and adjourn the House.

Apart from the two parties - TDP (16 MPs), YSR Congress (9 MPs) which are upset at Andhra Pradesh not being accorded 'special category status'(SCS), a host of opposition parties have pledged support for the no-confidence motion against the government including the Congress (48 MPs), the Left (9 MPs) and the Trinamool Congress (34 MPs).

Also, the NPC has six, AAP and the RJD have four MPs each, and the AIMIM has one MP with the 'Others' category supporting the motion number having 13 MPs.

If and when the no-confidence motion is taken up for discussion, it would be the first of its kind against this administration and is likely to be accepted as the support of at least 50 members of Parliament (MPs) is already present in the House, which is a minimum requirement.

AIADMK with 37 MPS, the Biju Janata Dal with 20 MPs and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti with 11 MPs are the parties that are holding neutral ground on the motion.

The BJP, meanwhile have expressed confidence that the notices, even if they are admitted, will be defeated since the ruling NDA has a clear majority in terms of its strength in Lok Sabha with 275 members.