After the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government on Friday defeated the Opposition's No-Confidence Motion in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Smriti Irani has said that this is a precursor to Congress' defeat in the 2019 general elections.

Irani said, "Defeat of Congress & opposition is a precursor to their defeat in 2019 It also gives the public at large a sense of how scattered opposition is & has given citizens a look into what kind of strategy Congress is willing to embrace that there is instability in the country."