Opinion: A No-Trust Vote Plays In PM Modi's Favour

Towards the end of the 16th Lok Sabha in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a prophetic statement in parliament: "Once again I want to give my best wishes to you, may you work harder that you get an opportunity to bring a no-confidence motion again in 2023." The treasury benches burst into loud cheers and laughter. The video clip has now gone viral on all media platforms, social and legacy.

One wonders why on 26 July 2023, the newly formed 26-party opposition grouping, INDIA, was so hell bent to prove Modi's prophesy right by moving a no-confidence motion against his government in Lok Sabha.

Incidentally, 26 July is the date when the nation, for two-and-a-half decades, celebrates the day as Kargil Vijay Diwas.