Who among the following Prime Ministers of India never had to seek trust vote (vote of confidence) from the Lok Sabha ?

Indira Gandhi never had to seek a trust vote (confidence motion) from the Lok Sabha. While she faced the highest number of no-confidence motions (15) moved by the opposition, she never initiated a confidence motion herself [t2]. In contrast, P.V. Narasimha Rao led a minority government and survived a crucial no-confidence motion in July 1993, which functioned as a test of his majority [c3]. H.D. Deve Gowda was required to seek a vote of confidence and famously lost it on April 11, 1997, leading to his resignation [t2][t5]. Manmohan Singh sought and won a high-profile trust vote in July 2008 following the withdrawal of support by Left parties over the Indo-US nuclear deal. The practice of seeking a trust vote became common after 1989 during the era of hung Parliaments and coalitions [c2][t6].

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Corruption Scandals > p. 748
2. [2] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: LEGISLATURE > Instruments of Parliamentary Control > p. 117