Congress walks out of Lok Sabha over Karnataka, Goa
5 years, 5 months ago

Congress walks out of Lok Sabha over Karnataka, Goa

India TV News  

Congress members on Thursday walked out of the Lok Sabha over the political situation in Karnataka and Goa where many of its MLAs have either quit the House or joined the BJP. The House was plunged into an uproar when a Congress request to raise the issue during Zero Hour was not allowed by Speaker Om Birla. The Congress on Thursday raised the Goa issue where 10 of the 15 MLAs have defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party, reducing the Congress strength to just five members. The Congress has accused the BJP of destabilizing the coalition government of Congress and JD-S in Karnataka where as many as 17 MLAs of the two parties have quit the Assembly.

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BJP MLAs, MP, MLC walk out of KDP meeting
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BJP MLAs, MP, MLC walk out of KDP meeting

The Hindu  

MP Captain Brijesh Chowta, five BJP MLAs, and MLC Kishore Kumar Puttur walked out of the quarterly Karnataka Development Programme Review Committee meeting on Monday accusing the State government of not sanctioning funds for development works in Dakshina Kannada. Raising the issue, Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja said in the last two years Dakshina Kannada has been battered with heavy rains …

INDIA Bloc Falling Apart? After Rift With AAP, Congress Now Gets 'Ethics Advice' From SP
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INDIA Bloc Falling Apart? After Rift With AAP, Congress Now Gets 'Ethics Advice' From SP

ABP News  

The thin thread holding the "united" Opposition from, the INDIA bloc, seems to be fraying in Uttar Pradesh. After the rift between INDIA partners AAP and the Congress in Delhi came out in the open earlier, two of the biggest parties in the Lok Sabha seem to be at loggerheads now. The Samajwadi Party is now accusing the Congress and …

Parliament Winter Session 2024 highlights Day 14: MoS Nityanand Rai responds to discussion on Disaster Management (amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha
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Parliament Winter Session 2024 highlights Day 14: MoS Nityanand Rai responds to discussion on Disaster Management (amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

This live is closed The Opposition’s no-confidence notice against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar led to disruptions at the Upper House today too, a day after the Rajya Sabha saw no business and was washed out after clashes between the government and the Opposition over the notice and also the BJP’s allegations of Congress’ link with biliionaire George Soros. Among …

Karnataka legislature winter session likely to put a lid on groupism in BJP, Congress
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1 month ago

Karnataka legislature winter session likely to put a lid on groupism in BJP, Congress

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The 10-day winter session of the state legislature that commences in Belagavi on Monday is likely to put a lid on factionalism and power politics within the Ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP for the time being. In the BJP camp, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka is likely to take along all the legislators …

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die

The Quint  

As for the Congress, the results present a mixed bag. Again, it showed that the BJP has failed to make much headway even against the Congress when faced with strong local leaders, like Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and in Kerala, where it is unable to cross the political firewall created by the United Democratic Front and Left Democratic …

India Byelections 2024: BJP Wins Big in UP, Rajasthan; Congress Scores in Karnataka, Kerala
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India Byelections 2024: BJP Wins Big in UP, Rajasthan; Congress Scores in Karnataka, Kerala

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 23, 2024 22:33 IST - 12 MINS READ Ruling parties across India, from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in the north to Karnataka and Kerala in the south, found relief in Assembly byelection results across 48 seats in 14 States: Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, and Uttarakhand. …

Karnataka MLA Alleges BJP Raised Defection Offer to Rs 100 Cr
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka MLA Alleges BJP Raised Defection Offer to Rs 100 Cr

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s offer of Rs 50 crore each for Congress party MLAs did not work and the offer has now been revised to Rs 100 crore to switch their loyalties, alleged Mandya MLA Ravikumar Gowda of the Congress party. Talking to reporters in Mandya on Monday, the MLA alleged BJP now joined Janata Dal Secular, its ally, …

Protester killed, another injured in alleged police firing in Manipur’s Jiribam
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Protester killed, another injured in alleged police firing in Manipur’s Jiribam

Hindustan Times  

One protester was killed and another injured in alleged police firing at Jiribam in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Sunday night even as the worsening situation prompted the state government to close educational institutions and extend a curfew for two days until Tuesday. Chief minister Biren Singh was also scheduled to meet BJP lawmakers at 6pm amid reports of brewing dissent …

Dissent in Karnataka government over funds: MLA says no money for Vijayanagar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dissent in Karnataka government over funds: MLA says no money for Vijayanagar

India Today  

A Karnataka Congress MLA’s recent statement raised questions regarding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s repeated assurances that the state has no shortage of funds. HR Gaviappa, who is the Congress MLA from Vijayanagar, expressed frustration over the insufficient development funds allocated to his constituency. The MLA, in a strongly-worded statement, criticised the state government's handling of funds and questioned the fairness of …

Karnataka Congress MLA Alleges BJP Offering Rs 100 Cr to Switch Sides
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Congress MLA Alleges BJP Offering Rs 100 Cr to Switch Sides

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: In a startling revelation by Mandya Congress MLA Ravikumar Gowda on Sunday alleged his party MLAs are being lured by Bharatiya Janata Party through “brokers” to switch their loyalties to as many as 50 Congress MLA by offering each one of them Rs 100 crore. He is one among several Congress MLAs to have received offers from “brokers” having …

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, is set to get elected unopposed as no other party has fielded a candidate. Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, filing her papers in Chandigarh on Wednesday. When contacted, Saket Kumar, the managing director …

Maharashtra: 7 Congress MLAs cross-voted in MLC election
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra: 7 Congress MLAs cross-voted in MLC election

Op India  

The results of the Maharashtra biennial legislative council elections have once again turned the tables, with the National Democratic Alliance-led Mahayuti alliance winning all nine of the 11 seats it contested following the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance’s exceptional performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha poll. Jayant Patil of the Peasants and Workers’ Party who was supported by the Nationalist Congress …

Discontent grows in Puducherry BJP unit after Lok Sabha loss
6 months 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 …

Congress gains momentum in Telangana as BRS MLAs consider mass defection
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress gains momentum in Telangana as BRS MLAs consider mass defection

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : Stating that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and party’s strategist Sunil Kanugolu have been deliberating on joinings for the past three days, Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender on Friday said that as many as 20 BRS MLAs will join the Congress very soon. During an informal chat with reporters here, Nagender said that all the BRS MLAs in the …

Telangana Congress readies reasons for poor show in Lok Sabha elections
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Congress readies reasons for poor show in Lok Sabha elections

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : The Telangana Congress is getting ready to give its view on the party’s underwhelming performance in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections to the fact-finding committee constituted by the All India Congress Committee. One of the major reasons for the “debacle” was picking parachute leaders as the party candidates, which reportedly contributed to the defeat in Chevella, Malkajgiri, …

Assembly byelections in Himachal’s Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh on July 10
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Assembly byelections in Himachal’s Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh on July 10

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission on Monday announced byelections in the three assembly constituencies of Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh on July 10, the result of which will be out on July 13. The byelections were necessitated following the resignation of the three Independent MLAs, Hoshiyar Singh, Ashish Sharma and KL Thakur. Though the three MLAs resigned from the assembly on March 22, …

‘I will serve people to best of my ability': 26-year-old Congress MP-elect from Karnataka
7 months ago

‘I will serve people to best of my ability': 26-year-old Congress MP-elect from Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Sagar Eshwar Khandre, a 26-year-old MP from Karnataka elected from the Bidar Lok Sabha constituency, expressed concern that a lot of students are unable to find jobs and he plans to provide skill development opportunities to them. READ | HD Kumaraswamy: Man who helmed state twice gets a stint at the Centre Khandre has won from Karnataka's Bidar parliamentary constituency. …

Dakshina Kannada Congress chief rules out resigning over defeat in Lok Sabha elections
7 months ago

Dakshina Kannada Congress chief rules out resigning over defeat in Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

The president of Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee and MLC K. Harish Kumar on Friday ruled out him quitting as head of the committee owing moral responsibility for the defeat of party candidate Padmaraj R. Poojary in the Lok Sabha elections in Dakshina Kannada constituency. Responding to a section of party workers demanding his resignation on social media Mr. Kumar told …

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

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP slips to just 9 seats in crucial state
7 months ago

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections: BJP slips to just 9 seats in crucial state

Hindustan Times  

Just when it seemed that the central pole of Maharashtra politics had shifted to the BJP—the party had won 23 seats in 2014 and 2019-- the results of 2024 have come to prove the pundits wrong. Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during a roadshow, for Lok Sabha polls, in …

BJP ahead in 11 seats in Karnataka as postal ballots taken up for counting
7 months ago

BJP ahead in 11 seats in Karnataka as postal ballots taken up for counting

Hindustan Times  

The BJP was ahead in 11 seats, Congress in four and JD in two as the counting of postal ballots was taken up first in 28 Lok Sabha segments in Karnataka. JD leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi were ahead in the Mandya and Dharwad Lok Sabha segments, respectively, official sources said. BJP …

Himachal assembly Speaker accepts resignations of three Independent MLAs who voted for BJP in RS polls
7 months ago

Himachal assembly Speaker accepts resignations of three Independent MLAs who voted for BJP in RS polls

The Hindu  

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on June 3 accepted the resignations of three Independent MLAs who had voted in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls. "Resignations have been accepted and these three MLAs cease to be members of the 14th Vidhan Sabha with immediate effect," Mr. Pathania told reporters here. Independent MLAs …

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Highlights: BJP likely to win 18-22, Congress 4-8, JDS 1-3
7 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Highlights: BJP likely to win 18-22, Congress 4-8, JDS 1-3

India TV News  

Karnataka Exit Poll Results Highlights: India TV- CNX's exit poll redicted that Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to continue its dominance in the state on Saturday. The exit poll said that the BJP is likely to win 18 to 22 seats, while Congress 4-8 seats. The third player JD-S is likely to win 1- seats in the Lok Sabha elections. …

Siddaramaiah calls Shinde’s claims of destabilising Congress government ‘a daydream’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah calls Shinde’s claims of destabilising Congress government ‘a daydream’

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s remark that the Congress government in Karnataka will collapse on the lines of what happened in Maharashtra has been ridiculed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who has termed it a “daydream” of the BJP. Maintaining that the Congress-led INDIA bloc will win the Lok Sabha polls this time, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that it will not be …

Ecostani | Why the Congress may not go for the kill in Haryana
8 months ago

Ecostani | Why the Congress may not go for the kill in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

The Congress and the Jannayak Janata Party on Thursday asked Haryana governor Bandaru Dattatreya for a floor test in the state assembly after three independent MLAs withdrew support to the Nayab Singh Saini-led Bharatiya Janta Party government. The JJP, which has 10 MLAs in the 90 member-Haryana assembly, has also announced support to the Congress, if it stakes claim to …

Haryana political crisis: JJP writes to Governor seeking immediate floor test
8 months ago

Haryana political crisis: JJP writes to Governor seeking immediate floor test

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: JJP leader Dushyant Chautala has written to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, saying the Nayab Singh Saini government no longer commands a majority and sought an immediate floor test.Three Independent MLAs had withdrawn their support to the Saini government in the state on Tuesday, reducing the Nayab Singh Saini government to a minority in the state assembly. "It is evident …

Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls today. Key fights and contenders list
8 months ago

Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls today. Key fights and contenders list

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka are set to go for polls during the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections scheduled today. Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls tomorrow What are the constituencies in Karnataka that are going to the polls tomorrow? BJP’s tall leader BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra who is already a sitting …

Rahul Gandhi worrying about retaining MP accommodation after June 4: BJP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi worrying about retaining MP accommodation after June 4: BJP

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill has taken a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that Gandhi is worrying about being able to retain his MP residence after June 4 when the election results will be out. Shergill also took a dig at the Congress party, questioning whether it will win more than 40 seats in the Lok …

Lok Sabha polls | Congress likely to field Vikramaditya Singh against Kangana Ranaut in Himachal’s Mandi constituency
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Congress likely to field Vikramaditya Singh against Kangana Ranaut in Himachal’s Mandi constituency

The Hindu  

The Congress party’s choice of candidate for Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh is tied to its strategy of quelling factionalism in the State unit as well as provide stability to the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government. The party is hoping that Mr Vikramaditya’s candidature would be able to paper over the cracks in the State unit, that have sharpened …

'Congress run by Left lobby, party asked us to keep quiet on Sanatan insult': Rohan Gupta blasts Jairam Ramesh
8 months, 4 weeks ago

'Congress run by Left lobby, party asked us to keep quiet on Sanatan insult': Rohan Gupta blasts Jairam Ramesh

India TV News  

Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, further underscoring a trend of prominent opposition figures defecting to the ruling party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Gupta hits out at Jairam Ramesh His latest decision comes days after he declined the Congress's offer to contest from the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat, a stronghold …

‘Congress will win more than 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka’: DK Shivakumar
9 months ago

‘Congress will win more than 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka’: DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that Congress will register victory on more than 20 seats in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. READ | Karnataka's Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh to join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls "We are discussing the support of about 10 parties of the INDIA bloc in Karnataka. Earlier last …

Maharashtra Congress proposes to expel Sanjay Nirupam from party ahead of Lok Sabha polls, say sources
9 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Congress proposes to expel Sanjay Nirupam from party ahead of Lok Sabha polls, say sources

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Maharashtra Congress has proposed the removal of party leader Sanjay Nirupam from the Star Campaigners list due to his anti-party activities, said sources. Nirupam has expressed continuous dissatisfaction over not receiving concrete assurances from the Congress high command, particularly after the announcement of the Uddhav group's candidate for the Mumbai North-West seat. All options are …

Kamlesh Shah, three-time Congress MLA from Amarwara in Chhindwara, joins BJP
9 months, 1 week ago

Kamlesh Shah, three-time Congress MLA from Amarwara in Chhindwara, joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: In another setback to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Amarwara MLA Kamlesh Pratap Shah on Friday resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, people aware of the matter said. Three-time Congress MLA Kamlesh Shah joined the BJP at chief minister Mohan Yadav’s residence Shah, a three-time MLA from Amarwada assembly seat of Chhindwara …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 Three-time Congress MLA and former minister Surendra Singh Bhoi resigned from the primary membership of the party after 38 years and joined the ruling BJD on Friday. Two BJP leaders – Nilgiri MLA Sukant Nayak and the party’s Cuttack district president Prakash Chandra Behera - also resigned from their party and are likely to join the BJD. …

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 28, 2024
9 months, 1 week ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 28, 2024

The Hindu  

Arvind Kejriwal arrest | After India summons envoy, U.S. stresses it encourages fair, transparent legal proceedings After India summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to lodge a protest over remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Washington on Wednesday stressed that it encourages fair, transparent, timely legal processes and “we don’t think anyone should object to that”. Nirmala …

BJP fields 6 Cong rebels in Himachal assembly bypolls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP fields 6 Cong rebels in Himachal assembly bypolls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named six former Congress MLAs, disqualified from the House, as its candidates for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly bypolls. Ex-minister quits BJP to protest ticket to Cong rebel, to contest bypolls Former Himachal Pradesh minister and BJP leader from Lahaul and Spiti assembly constituency, Ram Lal Markanda, announced his resignation from the BJP on Tuesday. …

'Not come with any conditions or expectations': Karnataka mining baron Janardhana Reddy rejoins BJP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Not come with any conditions or expectations': Karnataka mining baron Janardhana Reddy rejoins BJP

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy today rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Karnataka Lok Sabha Election The 28 seats of Karnataka will go to polls for the Lok Sabha elections in two phases on April 26 and May 7. The saffron party will contest 25 out …

Nine former Himachal MLAs join BJP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nine former Himachal MLAs join BJP

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH : Nine former Himachal Pradesh MLAs, including six disqualified Congress lawmakers and three Independents who resigned on Saturday, joined the BJP amid the continuing political uncertainty in the hill state. These legislators joined the BJP in the presence of I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, former CM and Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Assembly Jai Ram Thakur and state party …

Bangalore South Lok Sabha Election 2024: Can Congress' Sowmya Reddy defeat Tejasvi Surya in BJP bastion?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangalore South Lok Sabha Election 2024: Can Congress' Sowmya Reddy defeat Tejasvi Surya in BJP bastion?

India TV News  

Bangalore South Lok Sabha Election 2024: The Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat will see a fight between BJP sitting MP Tejasvi Surya and Congress leader Sowmya Reddy. Tejasvi Surya is a sitting MP of the BJP from Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat. Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat The seat has traditionally been a BJP stronghold where the party has not …

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls, 6 Rebel Congress MLAs & 3 Independents From Himachal Join BJP
9 months, 2 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 …

Accounts frozen, Karnataka Congress becomes atmanirbhar for poll funds
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Accounts frozen, Karnataka Congress becomes atmanirbhar for poll funds

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Congress, whose accounts have been frozen, has left its Lok Sabha election campaign to senior party leaders and ‘moneybags’ in the party. The party has chosen affluent candidates like Venkataramana Gowda aka Star Chandru who has been managing leaders locally. Ministers Satish Jarkiholi, Laxmi Hebbalkar, Eshwar Khandre, Shivananda Patil, Ramalinga Reddy, S S Mallikarjun and Madhu Bangarappa, who …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: BJP to contest alone in Odisha, ends speculation of alliance with Naveen Patnaik’s BJD
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: BJP to contest alone in Odisha, ends speculation of alliance with Naveen Patnaik’s BJD

The Hindu  

This liveblog is now closed. Putting an end to speculations about forging an alliance with Biju Janata Dal to rest, State BJP President Manmohan Samal on March 22 said that the party will fight all 21 Lok Sabha seats and all 147 Assembly seats alone. The BJD and the BJP were in alliance for 11 years between 1998 and 2009 …

‘Won’t join Congress but cleanse BJP': Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda
9 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Won’t join Congress but cleanse BJP': Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sadananda Gowda clarified that he will not be quitting the party and admitted that he was reached out to by the Congress to join. Speaking at a press conference in Bengaluru, the former union minister said, “It is a matter of fact that I was unhappy with the BJP’s decision of dropping …

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Quits Party
9 months, 3 weeks 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Top news of the day: March 18, 2024
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

‘Congress is struggling to find contestants for Lok Sabha polls’: Karnataka BJP mounts an attack
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Congress is struggling to find contestants for Lok Sabha polls’: Karnataka BJP mounts an attack

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that the Congress party cannot find candidates for upcoming general elections in the state. ‘Congress is struggling to find contestants for Lok Sabha polls’: Karnataka BJP Speaking to news agency ANI, Vijayendra said, “The Congress party is in power in Karnataka and still not able to find candidates for the poll. …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BRS MP Dr Ranjith Reddy resigns ahead of polls in Telangana, joins Congress
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BRS MP Dr Ranjith Reddy resigns ahead of polls in Telangana, joins Congress

India TV News  

Lok Sabha polls 2024: In yet another setback for the Bharat Rashtra Samiti, Member of Parliament Ranjith Reddy has tendered his resignation from the party and is expected to join the Congress. Announcing his decision on the microblogging site, Reddy said, "I’m writing to inform all my supporters and people that I have submitted the formal letter of resignation to …

Karnataka: In some seats, challenges within BJP
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka: In some seats, challenges within BJP

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, BJP leaders are finding it difficult to finalise candidates for a few Lok Sobha constituencies in Karnataka. On one side is a strong campaign by netizens and party workers to give the Mysuru-Kodagu ticket to sitting BJP MP Pratap Simha, while party leaders and others in Mysuru are in favour of 32-year-old Yaduveer …

Two former Congress MLAs join BJP in Madhya Pradesh
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Two former Congress MLAs join BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: Two former Congress legislators in Madhya Pradesh, Shivdayal Bagri and Arunoday Choubey on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of chief minister Mohan Yadav and BJP state president VD Sharma in state capital Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav welcomed welcomed the two former Congress legislators who joined the BJP Bagri is a former legislator …

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