* A no-confidence motion can be moved by a Lok Sabha member if he/she thinks that the incumbent government has lost the support of the majority.* Such a motion cannot be moved in the Rajya Sabha.* The member is not obligated to furnish a reason for moving the motion.* It must be supported by at least 50 MPs to be accepted for discussion by the House Speaker.* The government must prove majority during the floor test to continue in power, failing which it has to resign.* So far, 26 no-confidence motions have been moved in Lok Sabha since Independence.* Acharya Kripalani moved the first no confidence motion in August 1963, immediately after the India–China war.* Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister faced the most number of no-confidence motions – 15.* Lal Bahadur Shastri and Narasimha Rao both faced it thrice, Morarji Desai twice and Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee faced once each.* All the no-confidence motions have been defeated except when Prime Minister Morarji Desai resigned during the discussions in July 1979.