Abstensions
Ten members abstained from the voting despite some of them having received strict contrary instructions from their parties. Among the 10, 2 MPs followed their party decision of abstaining so as to not be seen as supporting the UPA or the BJP, Left led opposition. Those two were:
- Trinamool Congress: Mamata Banerjee and
- Mizo National Front: Vanlalzawma.
The other 8 members who abstained defied their party stand. These 8 were:
- Bhartiya Janata Party: Chandrabhan Singh, Manorama Madhavaraj, Kishan Lal Diler and Bahubhai Katara
- Shiromani Akali Dal: Sukhdev Singh Libra
- Janata Dal (United): P.P. Koya
- Shiv Sena: Tukaram Ganpatrao Renge Patil
- Telugu Desam Party: D K Audikesavulu
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