Government is in a minority : Mamata

December 05, 2012 20:38

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, commenting on the victory of the UPA government in the Lok Sabha by a slender margin of 35 votes on the motion on FDI today said that it was a minority government.

"The government is in a minority," Banerjee told reporters here. In a post on Facebook, she said "The mandate today proves that the UPA-II is a minority Government.

As against the majority figure of 271, based on the total strength of the House, the support was only 253, despite all attempts made by the selfish people.

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