No-Confidence Motion (The Hindu)

11 Mar No-Confidence Motion (The Hindu)

Posted at 11 Mar 2021 in Current Affairs, GS Paper II by Ajit Satapathy 0 Comments

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Context:

The congress party moved a no-confidence motion against the ruling coalition party in Haryana.
Chief party whips of all the political parties concerned, issued whips to all the legislators to be present in the assembly for the motion.

What is a no-confidence motion:

This motion can only be introduced in the Lower House, either in the Lok Sabha against the central govt or in the state Legislative Assembly against the state govt.
This motion is introduced in the aforementioned House when the perception inclined towards the fact that the ruling party has lost the majority in the Lower House.

Constitutional mandate:

This motion against the Government can only be brought in the Lok Sabha under rule 198 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.
Though the Constitution of India does not mention the word confidence or no-confidence, Article 75 states that the Council of Ministers will be responsible collectively to the Lower House of the Parliament.
The motion can be admitted if at least 50 members of the House support the motion in writing.

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