When the Motion was put to vote, he voted against it and made the crucial difference. Members of the ruling party questioned Gamang’s participation in any proceedings of the Lok Sabha since he was the chief minister of a state. However, Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi ruled that as he had not resigned from his Lok Sabha seat and had not yet been elected to the State Assembly, he was entitled to cast his vote. Once the government lost the confidence of the House, Vajpayee accepted the verdict and resigned immediately.
