position of UPA govt?

Finally the numbers game has begun for Indian politics.

Will the government survive?

Will they pass the trust vote?

These are the questions that echo in every corner of our country. Due to the nuclear deal the Left parties withdrew its support for the government so the majority has gone down. So the Prime Minister has to prove his majority in order to complete his full tenure. Now what is more important for the government is getting the magic number of 271, which is the half way mark to number seats in Lok Sabha. The opposition NDA has 265 votes against the government, whereas the ruling UPA has 256 votes at its kitty. But they need 14 more votes to save their government. There 19 undecided votes left. Of which 14 in favor of UPA will save this government. So the UPA is trying every possible way to convince these MP’s to vote for them.

Due this crisis many small parties have gained significance. Since every vote counts, the smaller parties are taking advantages of it in order to get their works done. There are also some reports that 3 or 4 MP’s from the opposition NDA side will abstain voting. This will lessen the half way mark to 267. So UPA is having its fingers crossed. The trust vote will be taken on Monday.