No-confidence motion: AIADMK supported us, says Ananth Kumar

BJP president Amit Shah and party leaders Ananth Kumar and Vijay Goel show the victory sign after the Centre defeated the no-confidence motion on July 20, 2018.

The AIADMK supported the government and voted against the no-confidence motion, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said on July 20.

The no-confidence motion brought in the Lok Sabha against the government was defeated. The government won the motion by 325 against 126 votes.

Talking to reporters after the vote, Mr. Kumar said the no-confidence motion was defeated by a decisive margin.

“As I told you, we got support from parties outside the NDA. The AIADMK supported us. BJD and the TRS walked out,” he said.