Altogether 268 MPs were present during the voting. 110 votes were cast against Prachanda while one lawmaker abstained from voting. He needed 138 votes to win the trust vote.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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