Cross Voting
The 7 members of the UPA who cross-voted against the government were:
- Samajwadi Party: Munawwar Hasan, S.P. Singh Baghel, Rajnarayan Budholia, Jaiprakash Rawat, Ateeq Ahmed and Afzal Ansari.
- Indian National Congress: Kuldeep Bishnoi
Conversely, there were at least four members of the opposition who cross-voted in favour of the government proposal. These 4 were
- Bhartiya Janata Party: Hari Singh Rathod and H.T. Sangliana.
- Biju Janata Dal: Hari Har Swain
- Janata Dal (United): Ramswaroop Prasad
Read more about this topic: 2008 Lok Sabha Vote Of Confidence
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