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The UPA government survived amid allegations in the parliament with 275 votes, a 19-vote victory. The opponents secured 256 votes. The vote, yesterday, was followed by two days of debate in the Lok sabha with constant heckling of speakers, including Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi. This win of the government will seal a landmark nuclear agreement with the US.

There were charges of horse-trading on UPA a day before the trust vote. On the day of trust vote three BJP members waved wads of currency notes in the Lok Sabha saying that it was given to them by Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's men for obtaining the vote. The three MPs also claimed to have videographic evidence of it.

13 MPs cross-voted and the 10 abstained gave the government victory. The opposition claimed that this was a false victory as it was bought with money.

The current government's term expires in May 2009 and national election will be held sometimes before May09.