No-confidence motion set for Friday, BJP stays unperturbed

New Delhi, July 18 The Lok Sabha will have talks on the Telugu Desam Party's (TDP) no-confidence motion against the centre over the Andhra Pradesh exceptional status row on Friday.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said amid the primary day of the Monsoon Session on Wednesday that the talk will be trailed by voting on the same.

"The House will take up the level headed discussion (on the movement) on Friday, July 20th. The discussion will be held for the full day, followed by voting on it," Mahajan.

When asked about the trust vote, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) director Sonia Gandhi told media: "Who says we don't have the numbers?"

However, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale reacting to Sonia's comment stated, "I think such confidence will fill no need. We will show clear dominant part on July 20. We will win comfortably and show our quality to the opposition"

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday reported that all restriction parties have gone to an agreement to move the Vote of No Confidence Motion in the Monsoon Session.

Before that, on Sunday TDP President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu composed letters to non-BJP, non-Congress parties' presidents and Parliamentary party leaders seeking support on a no-confidence motion against the Centre over interest for special class status to Andhra Pradesh.

Thereafter, the TDP made six-subgroups of the party leaders, who met and handover Chandrababu Naidu's letter and a booklet explaining the bad form done to the state and look for the help of different parties.