The effective strength of Lok Sabha has been reduced to 533 with two more seats falling vacant, sources in Parliament said today, after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepted BJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda's resignation and Jose K Mani of Kerala Congress (M) was nominated to Rajya Sabha.
Mr Mani quit the lower house after being nominated to Rajya Sabha.
The developments come as Parliament is set to take up tomorrow the Opposition sponsored no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Ten seats are lying vacant and therefore the majority mark in the house now stands at 266.
Mr Panda, who represented the Kendrapara constituency in Odisha, had resigned on June 12. He met Ms Mahajan yesterday and requested her to accept his resignation. Later he had tweeted about his meeting with the Speaker.
In January this year, the parliamentarian was suspended from the Biju Janata Dal for alleged anti-party activities.
The Lok Sabha will tomorrow debate and vote on the no-confidence motion against the government - the first since the BJP-led NDA came to power four years ago - after the Speaker admitted their notices.
The no-trust motion in Parliament that was moved and accepted by Speaker Mahajan for the first time in 15 years, however, does not pose a threat to the government as the NDA enjoys a comfortable majority.
BJP's Huge Membership Drive In Madhya Pradesh Hit By False Data Row "Will Finish You Off Like Baba Siddique": Ex-BJP MLA Threatened On Whatsapp "Never Said That I Wanted To Become Chief Minister": BJP's Anil Vij Hamas Confirms Yahya Sinwar Killed By Israel, Won't Free Hostages Until... MK Stalin Asks Centre To Recall Tamil Nadu Governor In Row Over Anthem Drone Footage Of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar's Last Moments Released By Israel UPSC ESE 2025: Application Window Reopens, Check Deadline And Key Details Australia's Northern Territory To Soon Resume Jailing 10-Year-Olds If You Doing Things After Eating A Meal, You Must Stop Right Away Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.