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Disqualification case delay weighing on M’rashtra Speaker
The NCP on Wednesday said that a delay in taking a decision on the disqualification notices against the 16 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena may raise questions about the “constitutional position” of an Assembly Speaker. The Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to take...
Rahul backs Siddaramaiah amidst intense lobbying
Several rounds of meetings took place on Tuesday as Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddaramaiah met party national president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi amid intense lobbying for the CM’s post. Both the leaders, who are top contenders for the position, met Kharge separately in the...
Parameshwara joins race, claims support of 50 MLAs
Amid intense lobbying for the Chief Minister’s post in Karnataka, senior Congress leader G Paraeshwara on Tuesday said he was ready to take up the responsibility if the party high command asked him to run the government. The former state Congress President said, the high command is aware of...
BJP alleges beginning of ‘Talibanisation’ in Karnataka
Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday alleged ‘Talibanisation’ has started in the state after the victory of the Congress in the Assembly polls and those indulging in “anti-national activities” are “rising up” to destroy peace. The Lok Sabha member from Dakshina Kannada met family members of Krishnappa,...
Akhilesh backs Mamata formula for supporting Cong
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday supported West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s assertion that her party will support the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Supporting Banerjee’s statement for opposition unity at the national level, Yadav said the party...
Karnataka BJP chief faces axe after party’s poll loss
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of replacement of the BJP Karnataka President Nalin Kumar Kateel, who has already completed his three year term, following the party’s loss in the Assembly elections. Kateel, a three-time Lok Sabha member from Dakshina Kannada, was appointed state unit...
Mamata takes U-turn, to back Cong for 2024 polls
After glimpses of strained ties with the Congress, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to support the grand old party in regions where it is “strong” in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The statement comes in the wake of tense relationship between the Congress and the TMC,...
Cong gets ready for tough Karnataka call; Siddhu favourite
The suspense over the next Karnataka Chief Minister continues days after the Congress received a clear mandate in the assembly polls. State Congress chief DK Shivakumar, one of the two contenders for the post, will fly to Delhi today to present his case to the party’s national leadership. Senior...
Shinde MLAs’ disqualification won’t hit govt, says Ajit Pawar
Soon after a delegation of the Shiv Sena (UBT) handed over a 79-page letter to the Maharashtra Deputy Speaker seeking expedited action in the disqualification of 16 MLAs of the Shinde camp, NCP leader Ajit Pawar made it clear that the action would not actually topple the government. “Even...
Kejriwal govt notice to official probing CM house renovation
Amid brewing trouble between bureaucrats and the Delhi Cabinet, the AAP government has called for withdrawing all work from Special Secretary (Vigilance) Y V V J Rajshekhar, who is probing the alleged corruption in the renovation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bungalow. In a reply to his superiors, Rajshekhar...
Pak Assembly move against Chief Justice over relief to Imran
The National Assembly of Pakistan on Monday passed a resolution for a committee’s formation to file a reference against Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Pakistan-based ARY News reported. According to ARY News, the motion was presented in the session after suspending the routine business of the...
Karnataka CM choice: Ball in Kharge’s court
Who will become the chief minister of Karnataka? The million-dollar question has remained unanswered so far as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) gave the power to decide the CM to party president Mallikarjun Kharge. While the first meeting of the CLP was taking place in Bengaluru on Sunday, supporters of both...
Karnataka loss personal defeat for Modi, says Manik Sarkar
CPI(M) politburo member Manik Sarkar on Sunday asserted that the assembly poll outcome in Karnataka is a “big defeat” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who “projected” himself as the “saviour” of the BJP. In the May 10 elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly, the Congress won 135 seats, while...
Manipur CM briefs Amit Shah in Delhi on violence
Ten days after violence broke out in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh came to Delhi and met with Home Minister Amit Shah to brief him about the situation in the state, where ethnic violence broke out between the Meiteis and Kuki tribals. BJP chief JP Nadda also attended...
Sachin’s anti-corruption yatra ends today with mega rally
Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s ‘Jan Sangarsh Yatra’ demanding an investigation into corruption allegations against former chief minister, Vasundhara Raje Scindia will end today. Pilot is set to address a mega rally at 11 am near Kamla Nehru Nagar along the Ajmer highway on the culmination of his five-day-long foot...
Aaditya Thackeray, Arvind Kejriwal discuss politics
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Maharastra minister Aaditya Thackeray met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence in New Delhi on Sunday and discussed current political developments. Kejriwal posted pictures of his meeting with Thackeray on Twitter. “I got an opportunity to host Aaditya Thackeray at my residence...
‘Beginning of the end’ for BJP, says Mamata
The Karnataka lectoral results are the “beginning of the end” for BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Saturday. Banerjee also asserted the moral of the Karnataka assembly poll results is that people “want plurality” and that “no central design to dominate” can repress them. Adding for...
No Modi magic against weak CM with poor governance
If it were not for the herculean effort put in by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last fortnight, the BJP may have won less than 50 seats in Karnataka So says the political wisdom at Lutyens Delhi after a major loss for the saffron camp in the...
