Confidence Motion – Vote of trust – Diligent IAS 24/07/2019 – Posted in: Daily News

CONFIDENCE MOTION- VOTE OF TRUST

 

For: Preliminary & Mains

Topics covered: Confidence motion, No-confidence motion

 

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Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka collapsed with Chief Minister losing the Confidence motion on the floor of the Assembly.

 

Motion of Confidence

A Confidence motion is a motion of support proposed by a government in a parliament or other assembly of elected representatives to give members of parliament (or other such assembly) a chance to register their confidence in a government.

 

No-Confidence motion

  • Article 75 of the Indian Constitution specifies that the council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People, there is no mention of a no-confidence motion in the constitution.
  • All it means is that the majority of Lok Sabha members must be with the Prime Minister and his Cabinet.
  • Article 118 of the Constitution permits each house of Parliament to make its own rules for conduct of business.
  • Rule 198 of the Lok Sabha specifies the procedure for a motion of no-confidence.
  • Any member might give a written notice before 10 am; the Speaker will read the motion of no-confidence in the House and ask all those favouring the motion be taken up to rise.
  • If there are 50 MPs in favour, the Speaker could allot a date for discussing the motion – but this has to be within 10 days.
  • However, this cannot be done in conditions of din or confusion in the House.

 

What happens if both a motion for no-confidence and a motion for confidence are tabled?

In 1990, when V P Singh had tabled a motion of confidence and a member had given the notice for a no-confidence motion, the Speaker had given precedence to government business and taken the motion of confidence.

 

What happens if the prime minister loses a motion of confidence?

He has to resign, and the President has to identify another person who enjoys the confidence of the Lok Sabha.

 

Source: BS

 

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