Congress expels Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha election
2 years, 6 months ago

Congress expels Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha election

Firstpost  

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has expelled Kuldeep Bishnoi from all his present party positions including the post of Special Invitee of the Congress Working Committee, with immediate effect Congress expelled Kuldeep Bishnoi, party’s MLA from Adampur, Haryana, on Saturday for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls. In a letter, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said, “Congress President has expelled Kuldeep Bishnoi from all his present party positions including the post of Special Invitee of the Congress Working Committee, with immediate effect.” As per Congress, Bishnoi, cross-voted for Kartikeya Sharma, a media baron, instead for the party candidate Ajay Maken after which Maken failed to secure a Rajya Sabha berth. Meanwhile, Congress sources said that Ajay Maken is likely to challenge the result in the High Court, while anti-defection action will be taken against Bishnoi if he doesn’t resign. In the Rajya Sabha polls on 10 June, BJP’s Krishan Lal Panwar and the party-backed Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma were elected for the two seats from Haryana in the Upper House.

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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Op India  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Indian Express  

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Snubbed by BJP in Haryana, Kuldeep Bishnoi asks supporters to not ‘lose cool’
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Snubbed by BJP in Haryana, Kuldeep Bishnoi asks supporters to not ‘lose cool’

The Hindu  

After the BJP fielded Independent MLA Ranjit Chautala from the Hisar Lok Sabha constituency, late Chief Minister Bhajan Lal’s son Kuldeep Bishnoi, who had quit Congress to join the ruling party two years ago, said that his supporters were “disappointed”. “We have to continue to work like ordinary workers of the party and contribute to make all BJP candidates victorious,” …

Lok Sabha 2024 polls: Naveen Jindal, Ranjit Chautala named as BJP candidates from Haryana hours after joining party
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha 2024 polls: Naveen Jindal, Ranjit Chautala named as BJP candidates from Haryana hours after joining party

Firstpost  

Of the total name of candidates BJP has announced from Haryana for the Lok Sabha polls 2024, six are new faces – Kurukshetra, Karnal, Hisar, Sonipat, Sirsa and Ambala seats Election fever is gradually gripping India that will go to polls next month to elect the new government for five years. The Bharatiya Janata Party announced candidates for four Lok …

Bhartruhari Mahtab, BJD's six-time MP from Cuttack in Odisha, resigns from party
9 months ago

Bhartruhari Mahtab, BJD's six-time MP from Cuttack in Odisha, resigns from party

India TV News  

Bhartruhari Mahtab, Biju Janata Dal 's six-time MP from Cuttack in Odisha resigned from the party on Friday. Mahtab won six consecutive Lok Sabha elections from Odisha's Cuttack parliamentary constituency in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019. In the 1998 Lok Sabha elections, Mahtab won the Cuttack seat for the first time by defeating Congress party's Syed Mustafiz Ahmed …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP Files Complaint with EC against Rahul Gandhi’s 'Shakti' Remarks
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP Files Complaint with EC against Rahul Gandhi’s 'Shakti' Remarks

News 18  

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Setback to Congress, Khariar MLA Adhiraj Mohan joins BJD ahead of Odisha Assembly election

India TV News  

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9 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh: The BJP-JJP alliance in Haryana is on the verge of breaking apart with preparations on to sworn a set of new ministers once deputy chief minister, Dushyant Chautala, formally announces severing of ties and walks out of the coalition. Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar resigned after cracks appeared in the ruling coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party and Jannayak Janata …

Cong MLAs Rejected BJP’s Rs 50 Cr For RS Vote, says DKS
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Cong MLAs Rejected BJP’s Rs 50 Cr For RS Vote, says DKS

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday disclosed the efforts of the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to woo Congress MLAs by offering them Rs 50 crore each to cross vote in the recently held Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka but BJP failed in its attempt to get Congress MLAs cross-vote in …

Congress removes 'rebel' Himachal Pradesh leader Sudhir Sharma from party secretary's post
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress removes 'rebel' Himachal Pradesh leader Sudhir Sharma from party secretary's post

India TV News  

The Congress today removed Sudhir Sharma, one of the six-party MLAs in Himachal Pradesh who cross-voted in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in the February 27 Rajya Sabha polls, from the post of its secretary. In a release, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said party president Mallikarjun Kharge has removed Sharma from the post of secretary with immediate …

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