Political developments in the capital are gaining momentum with President Pratibha Patil asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to meet her on Thursday even as Congress feel that the government would pass the trust vote in Lok Sabha later this month with a "reasonable" margin
The PM is expected to inform the President of his government's readiness to face Lok Sabha and consult her on a confidence vote, likely to be held on July 21 or 22.
The SP leaders' meeting with President Patil, minutes after Left leaders left Rashtrapati Bhavan, was timed in concert with Congress and was designed to dispel any perception about the government having been reduced to a min
Their calculations showed that the government could get the backing of 274 to 278 MPs in a House with an effective strength of 543. Congress has 154 MPs including an associate member, Mohan Delkar, and two nominated MPs. Nominated MPs can participate in a trust vote being only barred from a presidential Election
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