NEW DELHI: India's coalition government on Tuesday survived a parliamentary confidence vote sparked by left-wing opposition to a nuclear energy deal with the United States, state television showed. nnResults from electronic voting displayed by the parliament's official channel showed 253 deputies backing the government, 232 against and two abstentions. nnMembers of the government congratulated a smiling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the head of the governing Congress party, Sonia Gandhi. nnThe result came despite a furore in parliament surrounding opposition allegations that the coalition paid out large sums of cash in bribes to ensure it won the vote. nnThe confidence vote was triggered by left wing and communist parties, who withdrew their support for Singh earlier this month over their opposition to the civilian nuclear deal with Washington.