N. Rangaswamy of AINRC waits to hear from Puducherry Lieutenant-Governor after Congress government loses trust vote in Assembly
4 years ago

N. Rangaswamy of AINRC waits to hear from Puducherry Lieutenant-Governor after Congress government loses trust vote in Assembly

The Hindu  

A few hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party engineered a collapse of the Congress government in Puducherry, former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition N. Rangaswamy said that he was waiting to hear from the Lieutenant-Governor on what she and the Central government had in mind on the way forward. When the Congress government was formed in Puducherry, the 30-member House had 18 members belonging to the Congress and its ally the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The Congress government, after some delay, nominated three members of its choice. But the then Lieutenant-Governor, Kiran Bedi, in consultation with the Central government, appointed three members of the BJP as the nominated members.

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Pocharam Srinivas Reddy’s absence at CM’s Nizamabad meet raises eyebrows
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Pocharam Srinivas Reddy’s absence at CM’s Nizamabad meet raises eyebrows

New Indian Express  

NIZAMABAD: Former Assembly Speaker and Banswada MLA Pocharam Srinivas Reddy was conspicuous by his absence during Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s MLC election campaign in the erstwhile Nizamabad district on Monday. Srinivas Reddy, who joined the Congress in 2024 after the Lok Sabha elections on the invitation of Revanth Reddy, was appointed as the state government’s advisor on agriculture with …

Dissatisfacion growing against Karnataka BJP president
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dissatisfacion growing against Karnataka BJP president

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Dissatisfied Bharatiya Janata Party leaders of Karnataka team up against State BJP president and MLA B.Y. After the meeting, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal told reporters some leaders who adopted a neutral stance have now complained to BJP national president J.P. Nadda expressing their displeasure over recent appointments of president for district units and their dissatisfaction was communicated to him by …

Chhagan Bhujbal hits out at Ajit Pawar amid resentment in party: 'Am not toy in anyone’s hand'
3 months ago

Chhagan Bhujbal hits out at Ajit Pawar amid resentment in party: 'Am not toy in anyone’s hand'

India TV News  

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed frustration with the conduct of the party leadership that precipitated his exclusion from the Maharashtra Cabinet and delay in political decisions. While acknowledging that Fadnavis had been keen on his inclusion, Bhujbal implied that his exclusion was a decision made at the top levels of NCP leadership, hinting at party chief …

Former CM raises doubts over majority of govt in Assembly
3 months ago

Former CM raises doubts over majority of govt in Assembly

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister and Congress leader V. Narayanasamy has questioned the majority of the AINRC-BJP government in the Puducherry Assembly following the open declaration by three BJP legislators and three Independents supporting the alliance to steer a separate political formation in the Union Territory. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Narayanasamy said three BJP legislators and three Independents supporting the …

Yanamala’s letter stirs hornet’s nest in political circles
3 months, 1 week ago

Yanamala’s letter stirs hornet’s nest in political circles

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: The controversial letter from Telugu Desam Politburo member and former minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu to Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has stirred a hornet’s nest. While the YSRC East Godavari district president and former minister Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna supported the stand of Yanamala, TD leader and the former deputy chairman of the legislative council, Reddy Subrahmanyam, found fault with Yanamala.Gopalakrishna …

Vijayan blocking path for Dalit CM in state: Congress
4 months, 1 week ago

Vijayan blocking path for Dalit CM in state: Congress

Hindustan Times  

Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan on Monday accused chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan of blocking the path for a Dalit CM in the state and ensuring no representation for the community in the cabinet by sending senior CPI leader and former Devaswom minister K Radhakrishnan to Parliament. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Kuzhalnadan’s remarks during the campaign for the bypoll in Chelakkara assembly …

Discontent grows in Puducherry BJP unit after Lok Sabha loss
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Discontent grows in Puducherry BJP unit after Lok Sabha loss

Hindustan Times  

A rebellion is brewing in the Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party as MLAs raised their angst against party member and home minister A Namassivayam and the N Rangasamy-led All India N R Congress government. The MLAs believe that chief minister N Rangasamy and home minister A Namassivayam planned badly for Lok Sabha polls. The MLAs believe that Namassivayam …

BJP MLAs seek ministerial changes in AINRC-BJP Government in Puducherry
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP MLAs seek ministerial changes in AINRC-BJP Government in Puducherry

New Indian Express  

PUDUCHERRY: Trouble is brewing in the AINRC-BJP government in Puducherry following the defeat of Home Minister A Namassivayam in the parliamentary elections. Aspiring BJP MLAs and Independent MLAs supporting the AINRC-BJP government in Puducherry are calling on Lt Governor C P Radhakrishnan for a reshuffle in the ministry. The seven MLAs, comprising of BJP MLAs PML Kalyanasundaram, Ashok Babu, D …

Denied ministry, senior north Andhra MLAs unhappy
9 months, 1 week ago

Denied ministry, senior north Andhra MLAs unhappy

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a surprising move, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has taken only four ministers from the north Andhra region into his ministry – Srikakulam’s Kinjarapu Atchennaidu, Vizianagaram’s Kondapalli Srinivas, Manyam’s Gummadi Sandhya Rani, who belongs to the ST community, and Anita, the youngest candidate, who belongs to the SC community. Despite 13 alliance candidates winning from the combined Visakhapatnam …

Resentment Over Neglect of TN in Cabinet
9 months, 1 week ago

Resentment Over Neglect of TN in Cabinet

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: That L Murugan alone from the State has been accommodated in the new Union Cabinet that too as just a Union Minister of State had caused widespread resentment among certain section in the political arena particularly in the context of the BJP managing to increase its vote share in the Lok Sabha polls and many of its candidates coming …

Three Lok Sabha MPs from Andhra find spot in Modi’s Cabinet 3.0
9 months, 1 week ago

Three Lok Sabha MPs from Andhra find spot in Modi’s Cabinet 3.0

New Indian Express  

‘Double engine’ sarkar will ensure State’s growth: MPs Although there were reports that Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party, also a NDA ally, would get a spot in the Union Cabinet, but names of neither of its two MPs figured in the final list.Of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the State, the NDA bagged 21 with TDP winning 16, BJP …

Congress seeks resignation of Puducherry CM following electoral loss in Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 1 week ago

Congress seeks resignation of Puducherry CM following electoral loss in Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader V. Narayanasamy has sought the resignation of Chief Minister N. Rangasamy following the defeat of BJP candidate and Home Minister A. Namassivayam from the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, the former Chief Minister said the victory of Congress candidate V. Vaithilingam in the Lok Sabha polls was a …

Rammohan, two other TDP MPs may be given berths in Modi cabinet
9 months, 1 week ago

Rammohan, two other TDP MPs may be given berths in Modi cabinet

Hindustan Times  

Three-time parliamentarian of the Telugu Desam Party from Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu will likely be inducted into the Union Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which will be sworn in on Sunday, party leaders familiar with the matter said on Friday. Three-time parliamentarian of the TDP from Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu will likely be …

NDA lost in majority of seats where PM Modi campaigned in Maharashtra
9 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA lost in majority of seats where PM Modi campaigned in Maharashtra

India Today  

Even though the National Democratic Alliance secured a majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, setting the stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term, the BJP's dismal performance in Maharashtra has become a major concern ahead of state polls. Satara-- Prime Minister Modi held a public meeting in Karad, which falls in the Satara Lok Sabha constituency, for BJP …

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP

News 18  

Telegu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA scored a landslide victory after winning 150 out of 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh on June 4 in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. This means Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP has been dethroned from power. “YSR Congress Party will act as the voice of the voiceless,” said Reddy while conceding defeat to TDP. …

JD(S) Leader Kumaraswamy Heads to Delhi, Says Congress Bid to Form Govt Will Not Happen
9 months, 2 weeks ago

JD(S) Leader Kumaraswamy Heads to Delhi, Says Congress Bid to Form Govt Will Not Happen

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: JD leader H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said the Congress bid to form government at the Centre will not happen. The Election Commission of India on Tuesday declared results for 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP winning 240 seats and the Congress 99. Speaking to reporters before heading for New Delhi, he said the NDA …

It’s a double tally for BJP in Telangana, as party bags 8 MP seats
9 months, 2 weeks ago

It’s a double tally for BJP in Telangana, as party bags 8 MP seats

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana has doubled the number of its Lok Sabha MPs from four to eight, which is the highest ever tally by not only retaining the four existing constituencies, but also winning from four other constituencies in the results declared on Tuesday. It did not win in double digits as was projected, but has won for …

Nellore's political terrain: Dynasties holding sway since first polls in 1955
10 months, 1 week ago

Nellore's political terrain: Dynasties holding sway since first polls in 1955

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: As Nellore district braces for the present elections, the political scene remains firmly under the grip of prominent dynasties that have held sway over public life ever since Andhra Pradesh's first assembly polls in 1955. Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, a seasoned legislator, secured wins in 1983, 1985 and 1999 under the Telugu Desam banner; in 2004 and 2009 under the …

BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan: ‘I was acting as people-friendly governor, not politician’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan: ‘I was acting as people-friendly governor, not politician’

Hindustan Times  

Tamilisai Soundararajan, the former Telangana Governor and current BJP candidate from South Chennai, dismissed the allegations of partisanship during her tenure as governor saying her actions were aimed at being people-friendly rather than politically motivated. Read: Tamilisai kick-starts LS poll campaign for BJP in Secunderabad Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned from the gubernatorial position in March and was fielded as BJP’s candidate …

Lok Sabha Elections DK Shivakumar On NDA Candidates Batting For Vokkaliga Support Pontiff Is A Wise Man, Won't Get Involved In Politics
11 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections DK Shivakumar On NDA Candidates Batting For Vokkaliga Support Pontiff Is A Wise Man, Won't Get Involved In Politics

ABP News  

Earlier, former Prime Minister Deve Gowda is alleged to have supported the establishment of another mutt in parallel to the Adichunchanagiri Mutt. BJP-JD Leaders Visit Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt On Wednesday, BJP and JD leaders met and sought the blessings of Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji at Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Vijayanagara. In the meet, several leaders from both the parties including opposition leader …

BJP names candidates for 10 Assembly segments
11 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP names candidates for 10 Assembly segments

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The BJP national leadership has announced the names of its candidates for 10 Assembly segments in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. N. Eswara Rao would contest from Etcherla, P. Vishnu Kumar Raju from Visakhapatnam North, Pangi Rajarao from Araku Valley, M. Shiva Krishnam Raju from Anaparthy, Kamineni Srinivas Rao from Kaikalur, Y. Sujana Chowdhary from Vijayawada West, Bojja Roshanna from …

NDA needs to return to power to help in Andhra Pradesh's development: BJP leader
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NDA needs to return to power to help in Andhra Pradesh's development: BJP leader

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada, Mar 26 BJP leader V Varaprasad Rao on Tuesday said it was important for the NDA to return to power at the Centre as it would hold the key for Andhra Pradesh's development. Rao, one of the three candidates chosen by BJP to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, along with C M Ramesh and K …

BJP fields 9 candidates for Tamil Nadu in third list for Lok Sabha elections
11 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP fields 9 candidates for Tamil Nadu in third list for Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

The former Governor of Telangana and LG of Puducherry, Tamilisai Soundararajan, who resigned from the gubernatorial position earlier this week, will be the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Chennai South, Union minister L Murugan from Nilgiris and president of the party’s Tamil Nadu unit, K Annamalai, has been given the ticket to contest from Coimbatore. BJP has released its third …

Ex-Telangana governor T Soundararajan to contest LS poll from Chennai South. Who is she?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Telangana governor T Soundararajan to contest LS poll from Chennai South. Who is she?

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its third list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, fielding ex-Telangana governor and BJP leader Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan from the Chennai South parliamentary constituency. Ex Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan Soundararajan, who resigned as the Governor of Telangana and the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, re-joined the saffron camp in presence of Tamil …

Lok Sabha polls | Former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan rejoins BJP
1 year ago

Lok Sabha polls | Former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan rejoins BJP

The Hindu  

Former Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan, who resigned from her gubernatorial posts two days ago, rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Ms. Soundararajan was inducted into the party in the presence of BJP State president K. Annamalai, Union Ministers G. Kishan Reddy, L. Murugan and other senior leaders, at the BJP’s …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tamilisai Soundararajan rejoins BJP two days after resigning from Telangana governor’s post
1 year ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tamilisai Soundararajan rejoins BJP two days after resigning from Telangana governor’s post

Live Mint  

Former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan again joined the BJP on Wednesday. There were many facilities to me as Governor but I left it.I don't regret it even one per cent.Lotus will blossom in Tamil Nadu for sure,” she said. “I am thankful to the people of Puducherry for the love and affection they showed during my tenure here,” adding …

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Quits Party
1 year ago

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Quits Party

ABP News  

Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi, a Khariar MLA, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday, dealing the party a blow ahead of the election. Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi resigns from all positions, including the primary membership of the party. I will join another party only after consulting with my constituents," Panigrahi said, adding that the Congress has become weak in Odisha …

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

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

India TV News  

Assembly Election 2024: In a big blow to Congress ahead of the Assembly election, Khariar MLA Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi tendered his resignation from all positions, including the primary membership of the party. Adhiraj Mohan quits Congress In his resignation letter to the Congress state president, the MLA gave no reason for leaving the party. Odisha Assembly Elections Odisha will go …

Tamilisai’s resignation from gubernatorial post not a sudden decision
1 year ago

Tamilisai’s resignation from gubernatorial post not a sudden decision

The Hindu  

The resignation of Tamilisai Soundararajan from the gubernatorial positions she was holding in Telangana and Puducherry was not a sudden decision as she was preparing for her re-entry into active politics much before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections. For the past several months, there was speculation about her contesting on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket in the upcoming …

Top news of the day: March 18, 2024
1 year ago

Top news of the day: March 18, 2024

The Hindu  

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | NDA finalises seat-sharing agreement in Bihar The NDA, on March 18, finalised the seat-sharing agreement for the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Supreme Court orders ‘complete disclosure’ on electoral bonds from SBI The Supreme Court on March 18 asked the State of Bank of India to be “candid and fair” and not selective while …

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan resigns, reports say 'likely to contest Lok Sabha polls'
1 year ago

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan resigns, reports say 'likely to contest Lok Sabha polls'

India TV News  

Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday tendered her resignation from the post of Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. "The Hon'ble Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has tendered her resignation with immediate effect. Soundararajan, who was former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, was appointed as Telangana Governor in September 2019. Hailing …

Denied BJP ticket, Srinivas Prasad’s kin call on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
1 year ago

Denied BJP ticket, Srinivas Prasad’s kin call on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Denied a ticket by the BJP, Dr. N.S. Mohan, the son-in-law of BJP MP from Chamarajanagar Srinivas Prasad, called on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the latter’s residence in Mysuru on March 15. Kote’s Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu, Dr. Mohan was closeted with Mr. Siddaramaiah for some time, along with BJP leader and former Minister M. Shivanna, popularly known as …

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

Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from party over insult to Lord Ram
1 year ago

Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from party over insult to Lord Ram

Op India  

Arjun Modhwadia, a veteran Congress leader and Porbandar MLA, has tendered his resignation from the party after four decades of service. Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia resigns from the Congress party. Declining the invitation to witness pran pratishtha mahotsav has hurt the… pic.twitter.com/jHCpn6nOD1 — ANI March 4, 2024 Describing Lord Ram as the “Aastha of Bharat,” Arjun Modhwadia expressed his …

YSR Congress names Vijayasai from Nellore
1 year ago

YSR Congress names Vijayasai from Nellore

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party on Friday night announced its party general secretary and Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy as the MP candidate for Nellore Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming general elections. For Ongole Lok Sabha seat, Jagan did not find a right candidate for a long time to replace sitting MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy …

Himachal Pradesh: BJP approaches Governor amid threat of members' 'suspension' from assembly
1 year ago

Himachal Pradesh: BJP approaches Governor amid threat of members' 'suspension' from assembly

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A day after six Congress MLAs cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election, BJP leaders met the Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla here today to seek his intervention to ensure the business would be done as per rules in the state assembly. Leader of Opposition and former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said that there was no need for …

In Karnataka, ruling Congress secures 3, BJP fails to win second Rajya Sabha seat
1 year ago

In Karnataka, ruling Congress secures 3, BJP fails to win second Rajya Sabha seat

Hindustan Times  

Two Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs defied the party diktat in the elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka, and although their voting behaviour – one voted for the Opposition and another just didn’t turn up – did not change the outcome, it did raise questions about the party’s alliance with the Janata Dal. Karnataka deputy chief minister D K …

Three mahagathbandhan MLAs shift to NDA side in Bihar Assembly
1 year 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 …

Three 'Mahagathbandhan' MLAs join BJP in big jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc in Bihar
1 year ago

Three 'Mahagathbandhan' MLAs join BJP in big jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc in Bihar

India TV News  

In another blow to I.N.D.I.A bloc, Congress MLAs Murari Prasad Gautam and Siddharth Saurav, and RJD MLA Sangita Kumari joined the BJP on Tuesday. Last month, Nitish Kumar had broken away from the Mahagathbandhan and the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc and rejoined the NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Murari Prasad Gautam hails from the Chenari constituency, Siddharth Saurav from …

Polls for 4 Rajya Sabha seats today in Karnataka, nail-biting finish on cards
1 year ago

Polls for 4 Rajya Sabha seats today in Karnataka, nail-biting finish on cards

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The Congress on Monday moved all its MLAs to a hotel in Manyata Business Park to prevent any last minute poaching a day before the elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka on Tuesday. Kalyana Karnataka Pragati Paksha chief and MLA Janardhan Reddy meets chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Monday. JD leader and former …

Congress in Puducherry proposes MP Vaithilingam’s name as candidate for upcoming Lok Sabha polls
1 year ago

Congress in Puducherry proposes MP Vaithilingam’s name as candidate for upcoming Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The Puducherry leadership of the Congress has proposed the name of sitting Member of Lok Sabha V. Vaithilingam as the party’s candidate for Parliamentary polls from the Puducherry seat, former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy said on Monday, February 26, 2024. Taking potshots at Chief Minister and founder of AINRC N. Rangasamy, the Congress leader said the Chief Minister has surrendered …

4 Independents hold the key to fourth candidate’s victory
1 year ago

4 Independents hold the key to fourth candidate’s victory

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Four Independent MLAs in Karnataka hold the key to the victory of the fourth candidate in elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka with both the Congress and the Janata Dal -Bharatiya Janata Party combine claiming to have their support. Each candidate has to get 45 first preference votes The claim led to Congress MLA from Ganiga …

Congress’ three-term Tamil Nadu MLA Vijayadharani joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections
1 year ago

Congress’ three-term Tamil Nadu MLA Vijayadharani joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

In a major shot in the arm for the saffron party, a three-time Congress MLA from Tamil Nadu, S Vijayadharani, joined the BJP on Saturday and asserted that the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very important for the country. She joined the BJP in Delhi in the presence of Union Minister L Murugan and the party's national secretary …

JDU's Narendra Narayan Yadav elected unopposed as Bihar assembly deputy speaker
1 year ago

JDU's Narendra Narayan Yadav elected unopposed as Bihar assembly deputy speaker

India TV News  

Senior JD leader Narendra Narayan Yadav was on Friday elected unopposed as the deputy speaker of the Bihar assembly. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and several opposition leaders congratulated him after he was elected for the post. The newly elected deputy speaker also said all opposition members were asked not to create disturbances in the House …

Aleti to Head BJLP, 7 of 8 BJP MLAs Get LP posts, Raja Singh Left Out
1 year, 1 month ago

Aleti to Head BJLP, 7 of 8 BJP MLAs Get LP posts, Raja Singh Left Out

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP on Wednesday announced that its Nirmal MLA Aleti Maheswara Reddy will be its Legislature Party leader in the Assembly. State BJP president G. Kishan Reddy in a letter to Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, said the BJLP had unanimously elected Maheswara Reddy as its leader. He said party legislators Payal Shankar, and K. Venkata Ramana Reddy were …

Tamil Nadu Today | Governor accepts Senthilbalaji’s resignation
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu Today | Governor accepts Senthilbalaji’s resignation

The Hindu  

Governor accepts Senthilbalaji’s resignation A day after jailed Minister without a portfolio V. Senthilbalaji tendered his resignation, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. A Raj Bhavan press release said, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin had written to the Governor recommending the acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Senthilbalaji from the Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers yesterday. Udhayakumar Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. …

Rajaiah Announces Resignation To BRS, Peddi Reddy Likely To Follow Suit
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajaiah Announces Resignation To BRS, Peddi Reddy Likely To Follow Suit

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: In a setback to the BRS ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, senior leader and former deputy chief minister Thatikonda Rajaiah declared his resignation from the party on Saturday in Jangaon of the erstwhile Warangal district. Two days ago, Rajaiah held discussions with the incharge minister of erstwhile Warangal district Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and also met state Congress …

After BJP's David slays two Goliaths, six Cabinet ministers suffer drubbings
1 year, 3 months ago

After BJP's David slays two Goliaths, six Cabinet ministers suffer drubbings

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and six ministers in his Cabinet suffered shocking defeats in the Assembly elections. Rao himself lost to BJP’s Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy at Kamareddy but retained Gajwel. The ministers who lost were Allola Indrakaran Reddy, S. Niranjan Reddy, Koppula Eshwar, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, V. Srinivas Goud and Puvvada Ajay Kumar. Five of them were …

Discontent over Congress lists in Rajasthan; MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa quits Commission’s post
1 year, 4 months ago

Discontent over Congress lists in Rajasthan; MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa quits Commission’s post

The Hindu  

Amid the discontent over the lists of 156 candidates announced by the ruling Congress for Rajasthan Assembly election so far, Baseri MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa on Wednesday resigned as chairperson of the State Scheduled Castes Commission. Mr. Bairwa, considered a loyalist of former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, was replaced with Sanjay Kumar Jatav in the constituency reserved for Scheduled …

POLLS: BJP names K Venkataramana Reddy against KCR in Kamareddy
1 year, 4 months ago

POLLS: BJP names K Venkataramana Reddy against KCR in Kamareddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Former zilla parishad chairman K Venkataramana Reddy is being fielded by the BJP against chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao in Kamareddy in the undivided Nizamabad district. Notably, BJP became the first party to field two former women MLA candidates – A Annapurna from Balkonda and T Aruna Tara from Jukkal constituencies. Former MLA Endala Laxminarayana and BJP district president …

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