When members of the house (legislative or parliament) loses confidence upon persons holding certain post, to decide whether they can continue in the post a no-confidence motion is held.

Constitutional Provisions

  • Article 75(3) states that the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to Lok Sabha.
  • Any Lok Sabha MP with the support of 50 MP’s can introduce no-confidence motion.
  • A motion expressing want of confidence in the Council of Ministers can be made only with the consent of the Speaker.
  • A no-confidence motion can be moved against the Council of Ministers and not against an individual Minister.
  • Lok Sabha’s Rule 198 mentions the procedure for a motion of no-confidence.

Do You Know?

  • The first no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha was moved by Acharya J B Kripalani in 1963. The motion did not pass.
  • The first no-confidence motion, which led to the resignation of the Union government, was moved by Y B Chavan in 1979, which led to the fall of the Morarji Desai government.
Fact Source

  • Motions: Motions in the House are formal, substantive proposals introduced by members or ministers to initiate debate, express opinions, or force decisions on public interest matters.
  • Examples of Motions include Adjournment motion, Motion of Thanks, Privilege motion, Closure motion etc.

Source: The Indian Express