<h5>What is a no-confidence motion?</h5><p>Assume you have a big group of friends. Now you all chose one of your friends to be the leader of your group. Sometime later, you and your friends think that the leader is not doing a good job or taking fair decisions. So, you may tell others in the group that you do not trust the leader's decisions.</p><p>A "no-confidence motion" is when all of your friends agree that they no longer believe in the leader and want to elect a new one. Similarly, a government is run by the party that receives the most votes. The ministers of the party make various decisions to run the country.</p><p>But there’s a rule that any Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) with the backing of 50 others can introduce a no-confidence motion against the ruling party. It can be introduced because the group might feel that the ruling party is not running the country properly. Recently, a no-confidence motion was introduced in the Lok Sabha.</p><h5>Who introduced the no-confidence motion?</h5><p>Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi introduced the no-confidence motion on 26th July 2023. It was introduced among continued protests by the opposition parties (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/indian-opposition-parties-have-formed-an-alliance">I.N.D.I.A. alliance</a>) demanding a statement from Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi about the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/manipur-violence-explained">Manipur situation</a>.</p><p>Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accepted the recent no-confidence motion against the BJP government. The debate for the no-confidence motion took place on 8th August 2023 and 9th August 2023. PM Modi will respond to the debate today, 10th August 2023.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/no-confidence-motion-filed-against-the-government%2FOm%20Birla.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=72662da5-8909-4087-b31c-c83c2acae6b4"><figcaption>Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Photo by Wikimedia Commons / GODL-India.</figcaption></figure><h5>What happens in a no-confidence motion debate?</h5><p>The person who first submitted the motion talks about it. The government responds to the motion. Then the opposition parties will be allowed to speak about why they support the motion.</p><p>Following the debate, a vote is held among the Lok Sabha members. If the majority votes for the motion, the government must resign. If the government receives more votes for their support, it remains in power.</p><p>The present government is facing a no-confidence motion for the second time. The Telegu Desam Party (TDP) introduced the motion in 2018. The government easily won, as 325 MPs voted against the motion while only 126 supported it. Since BJP has the majority, a good chance is that they will win the vote against the no-confidence motion this time too.</p>

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