More than 10 speakers made their case during the no-confidence vote, the first faced by the Narendra Modi government. Here's a selection of the best speeches.
Anantapuramu MP J C Diwakar Reddy, who did not attend Parliament on Wednesday, said he would continue to stay away when the no-trust motion moved by the TDP is taken up for discussion, and also during the entire Monsoon session.
According to sources, TDP president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has zeroed in on the name of his brother-in-law and actor Harikrishna for a Rajya Sabha seat that the party can win on the basis of its strength in the present legislative assembly, which constitutes the electoral college for the Rajya Sabha elections. He is expected to file his nomination papers on March 14.
Two days ago, Jayalalithaa had cancelled her visit at the eleventh hour saying that she was unwell and hence, giving former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu centrestage in talks with Kalam.
The President had on Wednesday said that he would run for a second term if there is certainty about his chances.
After the meeting with Kalam, Third Front leaders appealed to the United Progressive Alliance, the National Democratic Alliance and other parties to support Kalam for a second term in office.
While Naidu has brought his two actor brothers-in-law N Balakrishna and N Harikrishna and three new generation stars from among NTR's grand children, there is a clamor among the fans and some family members that the popular star Balakrishna should be the next chief minister.
The parties also vowed to "jointly and unitedly fight against political vendetta" against former chief ministers and their associates by their political rivals who are now in power.
Chandrababu Naidu, on the other hand, points out that everyone in the party will have to work hard to consolidate their position. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Amid reports of the Left taking tougher stand on the Indo-US nuclear deal, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat on Tuesday held an hour-long meeting with Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu.
The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) has categorically said that it was opposed to the nuclear deal and felt that the UPA government should proceed no further in that direction.
'Naidu understands electoral calculus, that the regional parties are yet to gain confidence in Rahul as a vote-catcher,' points out R Rajagopalan.
