How Many Times Has The No-Confidence Motion Been Passed in India?

There have been 28 No Confidence Motions against the Government in India and none of them have been passed. However, there has been one instance wherein before voting the then-PM resigned. In India, a No Confidence Motion is a parliamentary motion where members express a lack of confidence in the current Government, hence potentially leading to its resignation or dissolution if the motion is passed by a majority vote in the Lok Sabha. This blog also states the 28 No Confidence Motions along with the details! 

List of 28 No-Confidence Motions in India

Furthermore, the 28 No Confidence Motions in India are as follows:

List of the 28 No Confidence Motions in India
Year	Prime Minister	No Confidence Motion Moved by
1963	Jawaharlal Nehru	Acharya Kripalani (Congress)
1964	Lal Bahadur Shastri	Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee
1965	Lal Bahadur Shastri	Surendranath Dwivedy
1965	Lal Bahadur Shastri	MR Masani (Swatantra Party)
1966	Indira Gandhi	Hirendranath Mukherjee (CPI)
1966	Indira Gandhi	UM Trivedi (Bharatiya Jan Sangh)
1967	Indira Gandhi	Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Bharatiya Jan Sangh)
1967	Indira Gandhi	Madhu Limaye
1968	Indira Gandhi	Balraj Madhok
1968	Indira Gandhi	Kanwar Lal Gupta (Bharatiya Jana Sangh)
1969	Indira Gandhi	P Ramamurti (CPI-M)
1970	Indira Gandhi	Madhu Limaye
1973	Indira Gandhi	Jyotirmoy Basu (CPI-M)
1974	Indira Gandhi	Jyotirmoy Basu (CPI-M)
1974	Indira Gandhi	Jyotirmoy Basu (CPI-M)
1975	Indira Gandhi	Jyotirmoy Basu (CPI-M)
1978	Morarji Desai	C M Stephen
1979	Morarji Desai	YB Chavan
1981	Indira Gandhi	George Fernandes
1981	Indira Gandhi	Samar Mukherjee (CPI-M)
1982	Indira Gandhi	HN Bahuguna
1987	Rajiv Gandhi	C. Madhava Reddy
1992	Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao	Jaswant Singh (BJP)
1992	Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao	Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BJP)
1993	Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao	Ajoy Mukhopadhyay
2003	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Sonia Gandhi (Congress)
2018	Narendra Modi	Srinivas Kesineni (Telugu Desam Party)
2023	Narendra Modi	Om Birla (Lok Sabha Speaker)

How does No-Confidence Motion Work?

Any member can move the No-Confidence Motion, which, if accepted by the Speaker, is debated. 

• During the debate, the Government presents its case, followed by opposition members stating reasons for lack of confidence. 
• The Motion requires a simple majority to pass. 
• If successful, the Government must resign, hence leading to either the formation of a new government or general elections. 
• If the motion fails, the Government remains in power, often using the event as a gauge of parliamentary support.

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