The defeat of the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha had shown chinks in the Congress-led formation, the National Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday.

"... in the sense that there wasn't a common purpose and determination or total unity of whatever their (Congress-led) formation," Defence Minister and NDA convener George Fernandes said in Bangalore a day after the 126-vote defeat of the motion.

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The result had shown that the NDA "stood firm" and "there is not even any hiccup, which we had to face in the early phase", he said.

"I feel that the Congress lacks the kind of resilience that is needed to put up a platform together," he said.

Asked if he thought that the defeat of the motion was a setback to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Fernandes said, "You may say so if you wish."