He, however, sounded circumspect about the consequences in the event of the motion's failure.
Asked if TMC's decision to move a no confidence motion in Parliament was a correct one given the SP and BSP's outside support to UPA, Joshi told a press conference here, "Opposing FDI is a correct stand, but if the TMC brings in the no-confidence motion, it is up to it to accept the consequences."
"TMC doesn't have the numbers and will depend on other parties' support. Despite that if the TMC leadership decides to go ahead, they should be prepared for whatever the consequences may be," he cautioned.
Explaining what he meant, Joshi said if the numbers were not adequate and the motion failed, the government would become safe for the next six months and another such motion cannot be brought within that period.
"Again, if the motion is passed and the government falls, you have to think of the next course of action," he pointed out.
Joshi said once Swaraj returned to Delhi from Mumbai after attending Bal Thakeray's funeral, the NDA leadership would sit and discuss the issue.
There is some good news for Mamata from CPI veteran Gurudas Dasgupta who said that his party would support a no-confidence motion brought by any party, but pointed out that the TMC in moving the motion has to muster support of the required 50 MPs.
"We will not take responsibility to save the government if a non-confidence motion is admitted in Parliament. We will not walk out, we will vote against the government," Dasgupta emphasised. MORE
