The Andhra Pradesh government headed by chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy is facing a no confidence motion on Monday 05-12-2011, moved by the main opposition Telugu Desam Party. The ruling Congress and the Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Sunday issued whips to their legislators on the Opposition's no-confidence motion in the assembly.

While Congress directed all its 153 members in the 295-member house to vote against the TDP's no-confidence motion, the main Opposition party asked its 86 legislators to back the motion when it comes up for voting on Monday. TRS also asked all its 12 MLAs to be present in the house and vote for the motion. Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) has not yet issued a whip to its lawmakers, keeping the Congress on its toes amid continuing uncertainty over the fate of the no confidence motion.

Congress leaders including ministers met some of Jagan loyalists and handed them the party whip. The ruling party is confident of defeating the motion with the support of PRP and its ally Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), which has seven members. PRP has 18 members in assembly but one of them Shoba Nagi Reddy is sailing with Jagan. As there are seven vacancies in 295-member house (including a nominated member), Congress needs 144 votes to defeat the motion. The ruling party is sure of garnering 157 votes even if 21 rebels vote against it. The parties which are in support of motion include apart from 85 TDP members, CPI (4), BJP (2), CPI-M, Lok Satta and YSR Congress one each and one independent. Incidentally TRS issued whip to its members to be present in the House during the voting sans any specific directions for voting.

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