The vote was preceded by the eviction of the DMK, the main Opposition party, and a walk-out by its allies in protest. This sparked a fresh commotion, prompting the Speaker to order the eviction of the DMK members. As the DMK members resisted the attempts by the House marshals to remove them, the Speaker left the House saying the proceedings would resume at 3pm. As soon as the proceedings resumed at 3pm, the Speaker allowed Panneerselvam, Congress Legislature Party Leader K.R. Dhanapal said today's vote of confidence allowed the continuance of the Jayalalithaa government.

Source: The Telegraph February 18, 2017 12:01 UTC