7 Times When Governments Faced No Confidence Motion Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls

Lok Speaker Om Birla, on Wednesday, approved the Opposition's motion of no-confidence, initiated by Congress party MP Gaurav Gogoi against the Centre. The purpose is to urge PM Modi to address the issue of Manipur violence that had caused a continuous five-day deadlock in the Parliament.

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Here are 7 times when government of India had to face the No Confindence Motion in the Parliament.

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July 2018 against the Modi government by Srinivas Kesineni.

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August 2003 by Sonia Gandhi against the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

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July 1979 against the Morarji Desai government by YB Chavan.

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July 1970 against Indira Gandhi government by Madhu Limaye.

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November 1966 against Indira Gandhi government by Umashankar Trivedi.

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August 1966 against the Indira Gandhi government by HN Bahuguna.

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Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister faced maximum no-confidence motions - 15. She survived each of the 15 floor tests.

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