BJP calls for trust vote as numbers elude UPA

BJP hits out at Kalam for backing N-deal The BJP is at odds with Kalam for his endorsement of the nuclear deal. New Delhi: After intense political drama for days, Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani has taken a swipe at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to prove his numerical legitimacy in the Lok Sabha. Advani, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, demanded, "The session of Parliament be immediately convened and Dr Manmohan Singh seek the confidence of the House." The belligerent Leader of Opposition wants the Congress-led UPA to prove its majority and has termed the Samajwadi Party's support to the UPA on the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal as opportunistic without any common ideology. The BJP said the partnership has been forged with the sole... [read full story]