Madhya Pradesh Congress moves Supreme Court seeking access to 16 ‘rebel’ MLAs
4 years, 9 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Congress moves Supreme Court seeking access to 16 ‘rebel’ MLAs

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh Congress on March 17 approached the Supreme Court for a direction to grant it access to and communicate with its 16 ‘rebel’ MLAs spirited away to Bengaluru ahead of the Assembly floor test against the Kamalnath government. “The insistence of the BJP to hold a floor test without the participation of the 16/22 confined/captive MLAs belonging to the Congress is a classic textbook example of an attempt to pervert a constitutional process and frustrate the very purpose of holding a floor test,” the petition, filed by advocate Amit Pai, said. Centre made respondent The petition has made the Union government, the BJP and the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with the 16 ‘rebel’ MLAs, respondents in the case. Editorial | For a floor test first: On Madhya Pradesh crisis The petition said “the floor test can only be meaningful when all the elected representatives are able to attend and exercise their freedom without any pressure or duress.” “For that, even assuming but not conceding that the MLAs have tendered their resignations from the Assembly, they are still members of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee.

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Six rebel MLAs of Himachal Pradesh join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Six rebel MLAs of Himachal Pradesh join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024

Live Mint  

Six former Himachal Pradesh MLAs including Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devendra Bhutto, Rajendra Rana, and Chaitanya Sharma on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and State BJP chief Rajiv Bindal. The political crisis was triggered in Himachal Pradesh a few months back when these candidates voted for the Rajya …

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls, 6 Rebel Congress MLAs & 3 Independents From Himachal Join BJP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls, 6 Rebel Congress MLAs & 3 Independents From Himachal Join BJP

News 18  

Six rebel Congress MLAs, who were disqualified from the Himachal Pradesh Assembly last month, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday along with three Independents ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. #WATCH | Six rebel MLAs of Himachal Pradesh- Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devendra Bhutto, Rajendra Rana, and Chaitanya Sharma, join BJP in the presence of Himachal …

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC

Hindustan Times  

Six former Congress MLAs are contemplating the withdrawal of their plea from the Supreme Court in which they have challenged an order of the Himachal Pradesh Speaker disqualifying them from the assembly. A highly placed source close to the former MLAs said a move to withdraw the plea from the court is on the cards as they want to contest …

SC to hear plea of six disqualified Himachal MLAs against their disqualification on March 12
10 months ago

SC to hear plea of six disqualified Himachal MLAs against their disqualification on March 12

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on March 12 a plea by six rebel Congress MLAs, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, against their disqualification. The Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, had disqualified the six on the Congress' plea for "defying" the party whip that required them to be present …

11 Himachal MLAs move to Uttarakhand, Union Minister says Sukhu govt will soon fall
10 months ago

11 Himachal MLAs move to Uttarakhand, Union Minister says Sukhu govt will soon fall

The Hindu  

Six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who voted against party nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha elections, along with three Independent lawmakers, have shifted to a hotel in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand amid an ongoing rebellion against Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Two BJP MLAs Vikram Thakur and Trilok Jamwal from Himachal Pradesh were accompanying the legislators, who arrived in Rishikesh …

Himachal Congress crisis: Rebel MLAs to stay in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand until…
10 months ago

Himachal Congress crisis: Rebel MLAs to stay in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand until…

Live Mint  

Himachal Pradesh Congress crises: The 11 MLAs from Himachal Pradesh are planning to camp in Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Uttarakhand till the Supreme Court stays the Speaker's decision to disqualify the six rebel MLAs from the Congress, a source close to BJP said on Saturday. Rajinder Rana, Sudhir Sharma, Indradutt Lakhanpal, Ravi Thakur, Chaitanya Sharma and Devendra Bhutto are the …

Himachal political crisis: 11 MLA, including Cong rebels, reach Uttarakhand
10 months ago

Himachal political crisis: 11 MLA, including Cong rebels, reach Uttarakhand

Live Mint  

Eleven Himachal Pradesh MLAs, including six rebels and three independent representatives, arrived in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand, signaling ongoing infighting within the state Congress. This comes only two days after Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu visited Delhi to meet top Congress leaders. The six rebel MLAs who were disqualified from the Assembly were Sudhir Sharma, Rajinder Rana, Davinder K Bhutto, Ravi Thakur, …

11 Himachal MLAs move to Uttarakhand hotel, CM Sukhu flays rebel Congress lawmakers
10 months, 1 week ago

11 Himachal MLAs move to Uttarakhand hotel, CM Sukhu flays rebel Congress lawmakers

New Indian Express  

Addressing a public meeting in Mandi, Sukhu said the BJP is shepherding the six disqualified Congress MLAs, who betrayed the party, from one place to another, according to a statement. He also asked why the BJP kept the rebel MLAs in a hotel in Haryana's Panchkula before flying them to Dehradun in a chartered plane and lodging them in a …

Suspension of BJP legislators set aside by Delhi HC
10 months, 1 week ago

Suspension of BJP legislators set aside by Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday set aside the indefinite suspension of seven Bharatiya Janata Party legislators from the state assembly, after the MLAs had interrupted lieutenant governor VK Saxena’s address in the House on the first day of the Budget session on February 15. The suspended MLAs approached the high court on February 19, challenging their suspension from the …

Congress Rebel Rana Claims to be in Touch with 9 More MLAs, Calls CM 'liar no. 1' as HP Crisis Smoulders
10 months, 1 week ago

Congress Rebel Rana Claims to be in Touch with 9 More MLAs, Calls CM 'liar no. 1' as HP Crisis Smoulders

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Trouble is far from over for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh. Making matters worse for the state government, after the disqualification of six rebel MLAs, another nine Congress MLAs are “ready to revolt if changes are not made immediately”. Rajinder Rana, one of the six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections and …

OPINION | HIMACHAL PRADESH: CONGRESS IN CATCH-22 SITUATION
10 months, 2 weeks ago

OPINION | HIMACHAL PRADESH: CONGRESS IN CATCH-22 SITUATION

India TV News  

In damage control mode, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Thursday met party MLAs at his residence, but the meeting was not attended by Late Virbhadra Singh’s widow Pratibha Singh and her son Vikramaditya Singh. Meanwhile, the Speaker of the assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, has disqualified six Congress MLAs for defying party whip in the Rajya Sabha elections. …

'Congress Has Lost Mandate': Ex-Himachal CM Jairam Thakur, BJP MLAs Meet Guv, Mulls Floor Test
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Congress Has Lost Mandate': Ex-Himachal CM Jairam Thakur, BJP MLAs Meet Guv, Mulls Floor Test

ABP News  

Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Jairam Thakur, along with the MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party reached Raj Bhawan early on Wednesday to meet Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, a day after the party managed to clinch the lone Rajya Sabha seat defeating stalwart Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Training guns on the Congress party after meeting …

Three mahagathbandhan MLAs shift to NDA side in Bihar Assembly
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Three mahagathbandhan MLAs shift to NDA side in Bihar Assembly

The Hindu  

At a time when Leader of the Opposition and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav is on Jan Vishwas Yatra across Bihar slamming the BJP in public meetings, three mahagathbandhan legislators— two from the Congress and one from the RJD — on February 27 changed sides and sat with the NDA MLAs in the Assembly. In a sudden move, two …

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers

Hindustan Times  

The opposition BJP MLAs on Tuesday trooped into the well of the Karnataka Assembly here protesting the registration of a case against 40 lawyers in Ramanagara district. Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly R Ashok, former state CM Basavaraj Bommai and other leaders protest against the state government, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Defending …

Now, Bihar Congress MLAs reach Hyderabad to escape from ‘poachers’
11 months, 1 week ago

Now, Bihar Congress MLAs reach Hyderabad to escape from ‘poachers’

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: After Jharkhand coalition government’s MLAs, it’s now the turn of the Bihar Congress legislators to take shelter in Hyderabad to protect themselves from being ensnared by potential poachers. Amid speculations over JD trying to engineer a split in the Congress before newly formed National Democratic Alliance government faces floor test in Bihar Assembly, the Congress high command shifted its …

First session of 16th Madhya Pradesh Assembly begins; new MLAs sworn in
1 year ago

First session of 16th Madhya Pradesh Assembly begins; new MLAs sworn in

The Hindu  

The first session of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh was convened on Monday with various recently elected MLAs, including Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Deputy CMs Jagdish Devda and Rajendra Shukla, and former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, being sworn in as members of the House. Among those who took oath on the first day of the four-day winter session …

Madhya Pradesh: First session of newly elected state Assembly to commence today
1 year ago

Madhya Pradesh: First session of newly elected state Assembly to commence today

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly session: The first session of the newly elected Madhya Pradesh assembly will begin in Bhopal on Monday, an official said. The four-day-long session of the 16th assembly, during which newly elected members take oath among other necessary business of the house, will end on December 21, the official said today. During the first two days, the newly …

BJP toppled Congress government in Madhya Pradesh by purchasing MLAs, alleges Rahul Gandhi; says his party will win 150 seats
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP toppled Congress government in Madhya Pradesh by purchasing MLAs, alleges Rahul Gandhi; says his party will win 150 seats

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on November 14, accused the BJP of toppling his party's government in Madhya Pradesh in 2020 by purchasing MLAs and expressed confidence that the grand old party would win around 150 seats in the Assembly elections in the State to be held on November 17. Five years back, you elected a Congress government but the BJP …

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election: Congress considers only one family as their ‘Janardan’, says Rajnath Singh
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election: Congress considers only one family as their ‘Janardan’, says Rajnath Singh

India TV News  

Accusing Congress of following dynastic politics, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the grand old party considers only one family as their ‘Janardan’ while BJP considers the public supreme. The senior BJP leader said surveys are saying that their party will again form the government in Madhya Pradesh after the assembly polls. The defence minister said the BJP considers …

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: Congress expels 39 leaders for contesting against party's official candidates
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: Congress expels 39 leaders for contesting against party's official candidates

India TV News  

Congress has expelled 39 leaders from the party for six years for contesting the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections against the candidates officially announced by the party, its functionary said. These 39 leaders were expelled from the Congress on the directives of the party' state unit chief Kamal Nath, a release issued by the party's state vice-president Rajiv Singh said. …

BJP, Congress Face Party Rebels in Many Seats in MP, Chhattisgarh
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP, Congress Face Party Rebels in Many Seats in MP, Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle  

BHOPAL: Both BJP and Congress are facing rebel candidates of their respective parties in many assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh. With the withdrawal of nomination coming to an end on Thursday, five of ten BJP rebel candidates who have filed the papers in their respective assembly constituencies have withdrawn from the contest. On the other hand, Congress has been able …

Madhya Pradesh polls: Kailash Vijayvargiya files nomination, says BJP to form govt with two-third majority
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh polls: Kailash Vijayvargiya files nomination, says BJP to form govt with two-third majority

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday filed a nomination from the Indore-1 assembly constituency for the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh and expressed confidence that the ruling party will retain power with a two-third majority in the state. 'PM Modi and BJP do what they say' The BJP national general secretary also posted pictures on his …

Central point: The Hindu Editorial on the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections in November 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Central point: The Hindu Editorial on the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections in November 2023

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh, which is in the geographical centre of India, will likely witness a straight contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress in the Assembly election in November. The party has given enough indications that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will not continue in the event of the party winning another term; it has fielded seven Parliament members …

Rebellion by leaders denied tickets worry BJP in Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 3 months ago

Rebellion by leaders denied tickets worry BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Rebellion by some of the Bharatiya Janata Party lawmakers and leaders, who have been denied ticket for the upcoming assembly election, may disturb the party’s carefully carved caste balance in election bound Madhya Pradesh, especially in Vindhya region, where the party’s winning strike rate was best in 2018 elections, party leaders familiar with the matter said. A senior party functionary …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh On Plea Challenging Chief Ministers Announcing 'Election Freebies'
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh On Plea Challenging Chief Ministers Announcing 'Election Freebies'

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the cash assistance offers announced by the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as 'election freebies'.The bench issued notice to the Union of India, States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the Election Commission of India and posted the matter after four weeks. The Supreme Court on Friday …

District Judges Appointment - Only 10% Posts Can Be Filled Through Limited Competitive Examination : Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

District Judges Appointment - Only 10% Posts Can Be Filled Through Limited Competitive Examination : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to comply with the directions of the Apex Court in All India Judges’ Association And Ors. 15 SCC 170, particularly, the one asking the High Courts to reserve only 10% seats in the higher judiciary to be filled up by limited departmental competitive examination. v. UoI And Ors, the …

Fate of 16 Sena MLAs hangs in balance as Uddhav's plea in SC remains pending
2 years, 6 months ago

Fate of 16 Sena MLAs hangs in balance as Uddhav's plea in SC remains pending

India Today  

The fate of sixteen Shiv Sena MLAs, who joined rebel leader Eknath Shinde to force the party to sever ties with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party and re-align with the BJP, hangs in balance as Uddhav Thackeray’s plea remains pending in the Supreme Court. How the controversy started It all started when the then CM of Maharashtra, Uddhav …

Thackeray asked to prove majority on June 30; rebel MLAs taken to Goa
2 years, 6 months ago

Thackeray asked to prove majority on June 30; rebel MLAs taken to Goa

The Hindu  

A day after Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party delegation met and claimed that the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi government has lost the majority in State Assembly, State Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on June 29 directed Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove the government’s majority on June 30, Thursday. Directing the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly to convene a special one day …

Maharashtra rebel MLAs cite threat when asked by SC: ‘Why didn’t you go to HC?'
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra rebel MLAs cite threat when asked by SC: ‘Why didn’t you go to HC?'

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday took up the petition linked to the Maharashtra political crisis as it asked rebel leader Eknath Shinde and other MLAs: “Why did you not go to the high court?” Guwahati: Uday Samant with rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other supporting MLAs at Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati, To this, the lawyer representing them …

Maharashtra Political Crisis: MVA slides into minority; here’s how the numbers stand
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Political Crisis: MVA slides into minority; here’s how the numbers stand

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a jolt to the Maha Vikas Aghadi, senior Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde and 11 other MLAs revolted against the party on Monday night and camped in Surat’s Le Meridian Hotel. Mr. Shinde’s rebellion comes a day after BJP managed to win five of the ten seats up for grabs in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, …

SC Quashes Maha Assembly's 'Unconstitutional' Resolution to Suspend 12 BJP MLAs for a Year, Fadnavis Tweets 'Satyamev Jayate'
2 years, 11 months ago

SC Quashes Maha Assembly's 'Unconstitutional' Resolution to Suspend 12 BJP MLAs for a Year, Fadnavis Tweets 'Satyamev Jayate'

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly’s resolution of July 5, 2021, which suspended 12 BJP MLAs for a period of one year for alleged disorderly behaviour in the House. The Court held that the resolution to suspend the MLAs beyond the session is “unconstitutional”, “illegal” and “beyond the powers of the assembly”. The 12 suspended BJP …

'Unconstitutional and arbitrary': Supreme Court quashes suspension of 12 BJP MLAs in Maharashtra
2 years, 11 months ago

'Unconstitutional and arbitrary': Supreme Court quashes suspension of 12 BJP MLAs in Maharashtra

India TV News  

Highlights Supreme Court termed the suspension of BJP MLAs as unconstitutional and arbitrary It said that Assembly resolution was malice in the eyes of law & declared to be ineffective MLAs were suspended after govt passed a resolution, accusing them of 'misbehaving' with an official The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the suspension of 12 BJP MLAs from the Maharashtra …

Explained | Is suspension of MLAs up for judicial review?
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | Is suspension of MLAs up for judicial review?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Twelve BJP legislators were suspended for one year by the Maharashtra Assembly last July for alleged disorderly conduct. The Bench also cited Article 190 of the Constitution, which stipulates that the House may declare vacant the seat of a member who is absent for 60 days without permission, to wonder whether any suspension could traverse beyond …

Supreme Court reserves order on plea against suspension of Maharashtra MLAs
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court reserves order on plea against suspension of Maharashtra MLAs

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its orders on petitions filed by 12 BJP MLAs who challenged their one-year suspension from Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer. The court had on Tuesday said suspension from Legislative Assembly for a year should be linked with some purpose and there has to be an “overpowering” reason that the …

Reservation In Civic Body Elections : Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's Order Of Staying Reservation Notification
3 years, 1 month ago

Reservation In Civic Body Elections : Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's Order Of Staying Reservation Notification

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today adjourned the batch of special leave petitions assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's interim order of staying the notification dated December 10, 2020, related to the method of reservation in the civic body elections for Monday.The notification dated December 10, 2020 issued by the State reserved the offices of the President of various Municipal Councils and Mayor. …

[Reservation In Civic Body Elections] Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's Order Of Staying Reservation Notification
3 years, 1 month ago

[Reservation In Civic Body Elections] Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's Order Of Staying Reservation Notification

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice in the Special Leave petition assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's interim order of staying the notification related to method of reservation in the civic body elections.The notice was issued by the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar.The High Court had stayed the notification dated December 10, 2020 to the extent. The Supreme …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Launches Special Drive To Dispose Old Pending Cases
3 years, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Launches Special Drive To Dispose Old Pending Cases

Live Law  

Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Ravi Malimath has begun the exercise of disposing of old pending cases in the state of Madhya Pradesh. After having taken the charge as the Chief Justice, and with the help of other companion Justices of the High Court, Justice Ravi Malimath has emphasized the expeditious hearing of old and pending cases …

Supreme Court Raps State Of Madhya Pradesh For Its Callous Way To Implement Orders Passed By It
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Raps State Of Madhya Pradesh For Its Callous Way To Implement Orders Passed By It

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the State of Madhya Pradesh for its callous way to implement the orders passed by the Top Court. The Top Court on October 21, 2021 had issued notice in the Special Leave Petitions assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court of quashing FIR registered against the accused u/s 420, 467, 468, 472 and 120-B of IPC.The …

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Manipur Speaker's Decision To Accept 3 BJP MLAs' Resignation
3 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Manipur Speaker's Decision To Accept 3 BJP MLAs' Resignation

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today dismissed a special leave petition filed challenging Manipur High Court's order of upholding the decision of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation of 3 BJP MLAs T. Thangzalam Haokip, Samuel Jendai and S. Subhaschandra Singh. It was also his contention that such resignation was tendered by the MLA's by writing a letter to …

12 BJP MLAs Moves SC Challenging Their Suspension from Maharashtra Assembly for One Year
3 years, 5 months ago

12 BJP MLAs Moves SC Challenging Their Suspension from Maharashtra Assembly for One Year

News 18  

Twelve BJP MLAs from Maharashtra on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging their one-year suspension from the state Legislative Assembly for alleged misbehaviour with the presiding officer. On July 5, these 12 MLAs were suspended from the Assembly for one year after the state government had accused them of "misbehaving" with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker's chamber. Advocate …

Madhya Pradesh bypolls: BJP registers win in 19 out of 28 seats, Congress settles at 9
4 years, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh bypolls: BJP registers win in 19 out of 28 seats, Congress settles at 9

India TV News  

BJP registered a crucial victory in the bitterly contested Madhya Pradesh bypolls winning by 19 seats and decimating the Congress that managed to secure just 9 seats. In March this year, 22 Congress MLAs resigned from the state Assembly paving the way for BJP's Shivraj Singh Chouhan to take over as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister for the fourth time. Chief …

[Article 164(4)] Who Decides What Are Extraordinary Circumstances For Appointment Of Non-Legislators As Ministers? Asks SC, Directs Petitioner To Approach MP HC
4 years, 3 months ago

[Article 164(4)] Who Decides What Are Extraordinary Circumstances For Appointment Of Non-Legislators As Ministers? Asks SC, Directs Petitioner To Approach MP HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed off a plea against the appointment of persons who are not MLAs as ministers in the Madhya Pradesh government, granting the liberty to approach the High Court. In response, Mr. Talekar indicated the SC constitution bench authority of B. R. Kapoor and another decision in S. R. Chaudhuri - "Article 164 was under consideration …

People’s court: On Madhya Pradesh by-elections
4 years, 3 months ago

People’s court: On Madhya Pradesh by-elections

The Hindu  

The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are face-to-face in by-elections in 28 Assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh scheduled for November 3. Unfortunate circumstances — deaths of three sitting MLAs — and resignations of 25 Congress MLAs have led to these by-elections, within two years of the election in 2018 that had brought the Congress to power with the support …

As Madhya Pradesh Bypolls Inch Closer, Internal Discord, Fake Candidate Lists Worry Both Congress and BJP
4 years, 3 months ago

As Madhya Pradesh Bypolls Inch Closer, Internal Discord, Fake Candidate Lists Worry Both Congress and BJP

News 18  

Ever since nearly two dozen Congress MLAs switched to the BJP to bring down the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh in March, turncoats have had a field day in the state’s politics and the situation remains the same with assembly bypolls around the corner. BJP leaders including KL Agrawal, Suresh Raje, Parul Sahu and Satish Sikarwar, have already deserted …

BJP, Congress to clash in Madhya Pradesh by-polls scheduled for 3 November
4 years, 3 months ago

BJP, Congress to clash in Madhya Pradesh by-polls scheduled for 3 November

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The upcoming by-elections on 28 seats of Madhya Pradesh will decide the fate of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state. Along with Madhya Pradesh, by-elections will also take place on 28 other seats in key states including eight from Gujarat, seven from Uttar Pradesh and two from Jharkhand. The polls are a …

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Restraining Defected Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs From Officiating As Ministers
4 years, 4 months ago

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Restraining Defected Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs From Officiating As Ministers

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the reason for not taking a decision on petitions seeking disqualification of 22 defecting MLAs from the Indian National Congress to Bhartiya Janata Party.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun issued notice on a plea filed by Congress MLA Vinay …

Six Rajasthan BJP MLAs shifted to Gujarat’s Porbandar ahead of 14 August Assembly session: Sources
4 years, 5 months ago

Six Rajasthan BJP MLAs shifted to Gujarat’s Porbandar ahead of 14 August Assembly session: Sources

Firstpost  

State BJP chief Satish Poonia denied these claims, adding that all lawmakers are united and will attend a legislature party meet soon Jaipur: The BJP on Saturday shifted six of its MLAs to Gujarat’s Porbandar ahead of the Rajasthan assembly session beginning 14 August, according to party sources. However, state BJP chief Satish Poonia rejected suggestions that his party has …

Rajasthan BJP MLA Files 2 Fresh Pleas in HC against Speaker Decision on BSP MLAs Joining Congress
4 years, 5 months ago

Rajasthan BJP MLA Files 2 Fresh Pleas in HC against Speaker Decision on BSP MLAs Joining Congress

News 18  

Rajasthan BJP MLA Madan Dilawar on Tuesday filed two writ petitions challenging the assembly Speaker's decision to reject his complaint against the merger of six BSP MLAs with the Congress. The first petition was filed this morning against a communication received from the assembly secretariat Monday that the complaint has been decided and rejected by the Speaker, the counsel for …

Plea Seeking Directions To Goa Assembly Speaker For Disqualification Of 10 MLAs: SC To Hear Tomorrow
4 years, 5 months ago

Plea Seeking Directions To Goa Assembly Speaker For Disqualification Of 10 MLAs: SC To Hear Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the disqualification petition against 10 MLAs who defected from the Congress to the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party.The hearing, which was scheduled to August 7 by an order dated June 16, wherein a bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & MR Shah had issued "early notice" returnable within four weeks, to …

Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath holds meeting with Congress MLAs
4 years, 5 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath holds meeting with Congress MLAs

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath held a meeting with his party legislators on Sunday night, two days after one more MLA quit the grand old party and joined the ruling BJP, the second one does so within a week and 24th since March. Congress leaders said that Nath held talks with the party lawmakers to feel the pulse after …

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