“I want to send you my good wishes that you prepare so much that you get a chance to bring a no-confidence again in 2023,” he had said during his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address — his last major speech in the House ahead of the 2019 general elections. BJP went on to notch up a bigger win in the 2019 polls, bagging 303 seats compared to 282 in the 2014 general elections.
BJP sources shared this part of Modi’s speech to highlight his “prediction”.
Responding to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks heard in the video, Modi said it was the consequence of arrogance that the Congress’ tally fell from over 400 at one time to nearly 40 in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
“It was due to the spirit of service that the BJP rose from two seats to winning power on its own,” he had said. The last time the Modi government faced a no-confidence motion was during its first term in 2018. The motion was defeated comprehensively as the BJP-led NDA enjoyed a strong majority in Lok Sabha. Even now, the NDA is placed comfortably in the Lower House.