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Upstart Party Gains Power as Major Vote Nears in India
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Indian newspapers say the Congress party-led government's win in the vote of confidence has been "tainted" by charges of vote buying. (article 12)
Some came from their hospital beds, others from their prison cells, as Indian MPs gathered today for a no confidence vote that will decide the fate of the coalition government and its historic nuclear deal with the United States. (article 1)
The vote, expected at around 6pm (1230 GMT), will conclude a passionate two-day debate in parliament and a frantic fortnight of backroom bartering as the government and the opposition battle to make up the numbers. (article 1)
The government motion received 275 votes with 256 against, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said, hours after adjourning the debate amid claims of vote buying. (article 2)
(Associated Press) The government of India survived a vote of confidence Tuesday, called by opposition members of parliament over a controversial nuclear technology deal with the United States. (article 6)
After hours of boisterous debate and opposition accusations that the government was bribing MPs to win their support, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's administration got 275 votes to the opposition's 256. (article 6)
Most observers expected a tight vote, and both the Congress party and its opponents did whatever they could to muster their forces. (article 5)
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Nuclear, India, Singh, Vote, Party |
Source articles
- Make or break vote looms for Indian Government (timesonline.co.uk, 07/22/2008, 387 words)
- Indian government survives vote (BBC News, 07/22/2008, 661 words)
- India MPs hold vote of confidence (BBC News, 07/22/2008, 616 words)
- Q&A: India confidence vote (BBC News, 07/22/2008, 536 words)
- Vote clears way for U.S.-India nuke deal :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 565 words)
- Indian govt. wins confidence vote on nuclear deal with U.S. (cbc.ca, 07/22/2008, 676 words)
- Indian Government Survives Confidence Vote (nytimes.com, 07/23/2008, 888 words)
- Closer Ties With the United States Could Cost India’s Prime Minister His Government (nytimes.com, 07/20/2008, 793 words)
- Upstart Party Gains Power as Major Vote Nears in India (nytimes.com, 07/22/2008, 612 words)
- Ugly Indian debate sets scene for election (BBC News, 07/22/2008, 568 words)
- Cheers as Indian government wins vote (BBC News, 07/22/2008, 811 words)
- India media condemns vote 'taint' (BBC News, 07/23/2008, 829 words)
- India’s Government accused of buying votes (timesonline.co.uk, 07/22/2008, 827 words)
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