Raghubansh Prasad Singh terms disqualification of MLAs as unconstitutional
10 years, 4 months ago

Raghubansh Prasad Singh terms disqualification of MLAs as unconstitutional

India TV News  

Muzaffarpur: Former Union minister Raghubansh Prasad Singh, whose party RJD is supporting JD ministry in Bihar, today termed disqualification of four legislators as "unconstitutional" and assailed Speaker for "lowering dignity of Chair" by announcing such order. "The disqualification of four MLAs has been one-sided and against the spirit of Constitution," Singh, who is RJD national vice president, told PTI. Raghubansh Singh, who served as Union minister in both UPA I and UPA II from RJD quota, is one of the key leaders summoned by party president Lalu Prasad to discuss future alliance in Delhi on Thursday. In most of the 31 seats where BJP and its allies LJP and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party had won, Lalu Prasad's party candidate came second with handsome number of votes.

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Anti-Vijayendra BJP MLAs attend a meeting with expelled MLA in Bengaluru
2 days, 23 hours ago

Anti-Vijayendra BJP MLAs attend a meeting with expelled MLA in Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs-B.P. Harish and Ramesh Jarkiholi, attend a meeting with expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal in Bengaluru city on Friday. Harish, MLA representing Harihara Assembly seat in Davangere district, was one among 5 BJP leaders who were served show-cause notices by BJP leadership seeking their explanation. After the meeting, Kumar Bangarappa told reporters the decision to …

Odisha: Congress trying to make a comeback in the state but might end up helping BJP
3 days, 4 hours ago

Odisha: Congress trying to make a comeback in the state but might end up helping BJP

Hindustan Times  

Congress party workers in Odisha fought a pitched battle with the police on Thursday as they tried to picket the Odisha legislative assembly, alleging rise in crimes against women and the suspension of the party’s 14 MLAs from the assembly. The party’s state president, Bhakta Charan Das, condemned the suspension of all 14 Congress MLAs calling it as an assault …

Disqualification petitions filed against 4 Manipur NPP legislators
2 months ago

Disqualification petitions filed against 4 Manipur NPP legislators

The Hindu  

Manipur Congress vice-president Hareshwar Goshwami on Monday filed disqualification petitions against four MLAs of the National People’s Party. “A disqualification each was filed against the four NPP legislators for extending support to the BJP-led government in Manipur despite the NPP’s national president Conrad K. Sangma and the parent unit of the party withdrawing support,” N. Bupenda Meitei, a High Court …

Bombay HC upholds Goa Speaker's decision to not disqualify 8 Congress MLAs
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay HC upholds Goa Speaker's decision to not disqualify 8 Congress MLAs

India TV News  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar's decision to not disqualify the eight Congress MLAs who joined the ruling BJP in the coastal state on September 14, 2022. On November 1 last year, Tawadkar dismissed the disqualification petition against MLAs Digambar Kamat, Aleixo Sequeira, Sankalp Amonkar, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Rudolf Fernandes and …

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging the decision of the Goa assembly speaker to reject the disqualification petition of the Congress against eight of its MLAs who defected to the ruling BJP. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar asked Congress leader Girish Chodankar, who filed the plea in the …

Madhya Pradesh HC issues notices to Speaker on Congress MLA joining BJP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh HC issues notices to Speaker on Congress MLA joining BJP

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notices to State Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Congress MLA Nirmala Sapre, who joined the BJP earlier this year, in connection with the delay in decision on the latter’s legislative membership. The Congress had in July requested Mr. Tomar to disqualify Ms. Sapre under the anti-defection law but moved the High …

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections
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5 months, 1 week ago

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The list includes 71 sitting MLAs and 10 ministers, including Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister. Other prominent names in the list include state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, former CM Ashok Chavan's daughter Shreejaya Chavan, and former MP Haribhau Jawale's son …

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election: Focus on OBC, Maratha, and Adivasi Communities
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP Announces 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election: Focus on OBC, Maratha, and Adivasi Communities

The Hindu  

The BJP has announced 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election, with 71 sitting MLAs, including Devendra Fadnavis, contesting from Nagpur. The list also includes 13 women, including Sreejaya Ashokrao Chavan, making her electoral debut. Missing names include prominent figures like Ram Satpute and the only Lok Sabha candidate from western Maharashtra, Praniti Shinde.

BJP Announces First List of 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP Announces First List of 99 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Election

New Indian Express  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The list includes 71 sitting MLAs, 13 women candidates, and the kin of some regional satraps including Congress-turned-BJP politician Ashok Chavan's daughter. The saffron party has retained 71 MLAs and dropped three.

Six months on, SP yet to contemplate disqualification of rebel MLAs
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Six months on, SP yet to contemplate disqualification of rebel MLAs

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party appears to be in no rush to file a petition seeking the disqualification of rebel MLAs, including former SP Chief Whip Manoj Pandey, who voted in favour of BJP candidates during the Rajya Sabha elections in February. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Besides Manoj Pandey, other MLAs who defied the party whip include Gosaiganj SP MLA …

Bill introduced to stop pension of MLAs disqualified for defection
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill introduced to stop pension of MLAs disqualified for defection

Hindustan Times  

A bill was introduced in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday proposing to stop the pensions of members disqualified under the anti-defection law. Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Amendment Bill 2024 was introduced by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Six Congress MLAs -- Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chetanya Sharma and …

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Speaker disqualifies two Jharkhand MLAs under anti-defection law
8 months ago

Speaker disqualifies two Jharkhand MLAs under anti-defection law

The Hindu  

On the eve of the six-day monsoon session, the Jharkhand Assembly Speaker’s Tribunal on Thursday disqualified two legislators under the anti-defection law with effect from July 26, 2024. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA Lobin Hembrom represents the Borio seat in Sahibganj district whereas BJP MLA J.P. Patel represents the Mandu Assembly seat in Ramgarh district. Mr. Hembrom contested the Lok Sabha …

Much at stake for NDA, Yogi in upcoming bypolls in 10 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats
8 months, 1 week ago

Much at stake for NDA, Yogi in upcoming bypolls in 10 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The high-stakes bypoll to 10 assembly segments is a litmus test for both the NDA which suffered a huge setback in the Lok Sabha elections in the state and the INDIA bloc which faces the challenge of consolidating its position in UP after an emphatic comeback in the recent polls. Moreover, the outcome of the bypolls to 10 assembly …

Telangana: BRS seeks disqualification of all 10 defected MLAs who joined Congress
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: BRS seeks disqualification of all 10 defected MLAs who joined Congress

India TV News  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday urged Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar to disqualify all 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress party. The BRS leader said since the party had already petitioned the Speaker for the disqualification of D Nagender, they demanded the disqualification of the remaining nine MLAs. The BRS leaders brought to the Speaker’s notice …

Independent candidate defeats JD-U and RJD in Bihar’s Rupauli bypoll
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Independent candidate defeats JD-U and RJD in Bihar’s Rupauli bypoll

Hindustan Times  

Independent candidate Shankar Singh, who quit the Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas to contest Rupauli bypoll in Bihar defeated the Janata Dal-United ’s Kaladhar Mandal by a margin of 8,211votes while pushing the Rashtriya Janata Dal ’s Bima Bharti to the third. The by-poll was necessitated following the resignation of sitting JD-U MLA Bima Bharti, who won the seat for five …

AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand, who fought LS polls on BSP ticket, disqualified
9 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand, who fought LS polls on BSP ticket, disqualified

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Delhi assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel disqualified Aam Aadmi Party legislator Raaj Kumar Anand from the assembly on Friday, a move that comes five weeks after the former minister joined the Bahujan Samaj Party and contested the Lok Sabha elections from the New Delhi seat. Former Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand, who joined Bahujan Samaj Party, arrives to …

Assembly byelections in Himachal’s Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh on July 10
9 months, 3 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, …

Himachal assembly Speaker accepts resignations of three Independent MLAs who voted for BJP in RS polls
9 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA
10 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA

The Hindu  

Published : May 24, 2024 17:19 IST - 11 MINS READ As the Lok Sabha election entered its final stretch, there were indications of a change in the voting pattern in Bihar across the six completed phases and the seventh remaining phase. The NDA, which won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, comprises five parties in Bihar: …

Himachal assembly bypolls: Setback for three Independents as nomination process commences
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Himachal assembly bypolls: Setback for three Independents as nomination process commences

Hindustan Times  

With the Election Commission on Tuesday issuing notification for nominations for elections to the four Lok Sabha and six assembly segments where bypolls are scheduled, the three Independent legislators who resigned from the Vidhan Sabha suffered a setback as they were hopeful of elections for the seats to be held simultaneously. The three Independents — Hoshiyar Singh from Dehra, Ashish …

In Bihar's Siwan, ex-Speaker is RJD candidate; Shahabuddin's widow fights as Independent
10 months, 4 weeks ago

In Bihar's Siwan, ex-Speaker is RJD candidate; Shahabuddin's widow fights as Independent

Hindustan Times  

Patna, Former Bihar assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary has entered the fray on a RJD ticket from Siwan, the lone parliamentary seat where the party did not formally announce its candidate. In Bihar's Siwan, ex-Speaker is RJD candidate; Shahabuddin's widow fights as Independent Choudhary, who has been a multiple-term MLA from Siwan, filed his nomination papers on Tuesday in the …

Speaker Pramila Mallik disqualifies MLAs Dhali, Nayak for defection
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Speaker Pramila Mallik disqualifies MLAs Dhali, Nayak for defection

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Speaker Pramila Mallik has disqualified two sitting MLAs, former minister Arabinda Dhali and Premananda Nayak, who recently joined BJP after resigning from BJD, as members of the Assembly. The Speaker in separate orders issued for the MLAs said Dhali, an elected member of the Jayadev Assembly constituency, and Nayak, an elected member of the Telkoi Assembly constituency, have incurred …

Odisha: Assembly Speaker Disqualifies 2 BJD MLAs for Quitting Party to Join BJP
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Assembly Speaker Disqualifies 2 BJD MLAs for Quitting Party to Join BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Pramila Malllick on Thursday disqualified two Biju Janata Dal MLAs — Premananda Nayak and Arabinda Dhali — who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Speaker decided to disqualify Dhali and Nayak after MLA Prasanta Kumar Muduli filed a petition on March 18 under Rule 6 of the Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly Rules, 1978 …

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates
11 months, 2 weeks ago

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates

Hindustan Times  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, which on Tuesday named its candidates for 22 of the 23 Lok Sabha seats it’s contesting in Bihar in the upcoming parliamentary polls in the country, has put on hold the name of its candidate from Siwan, which was represented four times in the past by strongman Mohammed Shahabuddin, who was a close aide of party …

Lok Sabha Elections: Nomination of SP's Khajuraho candidate rejected | List of past cases
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Nomination of SP's Khajuraho candidate rejected | List of past cases

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Samajwadi Party's candidate nomination for the Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh was rejected by the returning officer during scrutiny on Friday. Here's list of past cases: Lok Sabha Polls 2009: Nomination of Congress' Vidisha candidate cancelled The nomination of the Congress candidate from the Vidisha constituency, Rajkumar Patel, was rejected by the Election …

Odisha Elections 2024 BJP Releases List Of 112 Candidates 21 Of 22 Sitting MLAS Renominated
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Odisha Elections 2024 BJP Releases List Of 112 Candidates 21 Of 22 Sitting MLAS Renominated

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced its list of 112 candidates for the upcoming Odisha Assembly polls, renominating 21 out of 22 sitting MLAs. BJP releases its list of candidates for the Odisha Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/xFWGlikFpL — ANI April 2, 2024 Three turncoats from the Biju Janata Dal — Arabinda Dhali, Akash Das Nayak and Priyadarshi Mishra have been …

Voters Have No Locus to Seek Disqualification of MLAs: HC
1 year ago

Voters Have No Locus to Seek Disqualification of MLAs: HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court refused to entertain a writ petition from a voter seeking the disqualification of Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagendar on the grounds of his defection to the Congress from the BRS. The judge questioned petitioner’s counsel Bommineni Vivekananda on the locus in filing the petition and directed him to show one judgment of the Supreme Court or …

BJP fields 6 Cong rebels in Himachal assembly bypolls
1 year 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. …

UP: Four Samajwadi Party MLAs, who cross-voted for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls, get Y-category security
1 year ago

UP: Four Samajwadi Party MLAs, who cross-voted for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls, get Y-category security

India TV News  

Lucknow: Four Samajwadi Party members of the legislative assembly who voted for the BJP in the recent Rajya Sabha polls have been allocated Y-category security by the central government, a senior government official said on Sunday. MLAs who got Y-category security The four MLAs who got Y-category security are Abhay Singh, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Rakesh Pratap Singh and Vinod Chaturvedi, …

Nine former Himachal MLAs join BJP
1 year 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 …

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

Three Independent MLAs in Himachal who voted for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls submit resignation
1 year ago

Three Independent MLAs in Himachal who voted for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls submit resignation

The Hindu  

Three independent MLAs in Himachal Pradesh, who had voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the recent Rajya Sabha elections, submitted their resignation to the Assembly secretary on Friday. The three MLAs — Ashish Sharma, Hoshiyar Singh and K L Thakur — reached Shimla Friday, met leader of the opposition Jai Ram Thakur and thereafter submitted their resignation. The …

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 …

SC refuses to stay disqualification of 6 rebel Himachal Congress MLAs who cross-voted during RS polls
1 year ago

SC refuses to stay disqualification of 6 rebel Himachal Congress MLAs who cross-voted during RS polls

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the disqualification of six Congress leaders of Himachal Pradesh who had cross-voted for the BJP candidate during the Rajya Sabha elections in the State and issued notice to the respondents on their petition challenging the decision of the Legislative Assembly Speaker. On February 29, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania disqualified six Congress MLAs …

Himachal Pradesh Congress crisis: Supreme Court refuses to stay disqualification of six rebel MLAs
1 year ago

Himachal Pradesh Congress crisis: Supreme Court refuses to stay disqualification of six rebel MLAs

Live Mint  

In a major setback for the six Congress rebel leaders from Himachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Speaker's decision to disqualify them as MLAs. The political crisis for Congress in Himachal Pradesh triggered after its six MLAs- Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chaitanya Sharma and Devinder Kumar voted for the Bharatiya …

SC to hear plea of six Himachal Congress MLAs against their disqualification on March 18
1 year ago

SC to hear plea of six Himachal Congress MLAs against their disqualification on March 18

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on March 18 a joint plea filed by six rebel Congress MLAs. According to the cause list of the top court, a bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta, would hear the plea of the six rebel MLAs on March 18, Monday. These six rebel-disqualified Himachal Pradesh Congress …

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

Case filed against Himachal Congress rebel’s father, independent MLA for ‘electoral offences’
1 year ago

Case filed against Himachal Congress rebel’s father, independent MLA for ‘electoral offences’

Hindustan Times  

The Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday registered a case against an independent MLA and the father of a Congress rebel over “electoral offences” related to the recent Rajya Sabha polls in which six party MLAs voted for the BJP candidate from the state. The development comes almost two weeks after the chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government plunged into …

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

Six disqualified Himachal MLAs move Supreme Court against Speaker’s disqualification order
1 year ago

Six disqualified Himachal MLAs move Supreme Court against Speaker’s disqualification order

The Hindu  

Six Congress MLAs, who were disqualified after they cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, moved the Supreme Court on March 5 against their disqualification. These Congress rebels, who had voted in favour of BJP nominee Harsh Mahajan in the Rajya Sabha polls on February 27, later abstained from voting on the Budget, defying a party whip. …

At least nine more MLAs in touch with us: Disqualified Himachal Congress MLA
1 year ago

At least nine more MLAs in touch with us: Disqualified Himachal Congress MLA

India Today  

Rajinder Rana, one of the six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections and was later disqualified from the assembly, on Saturday rubbished Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's claim that some rebel legislators want to return, asserting that at least nine party legislators were in touch with them. About the cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections …

Rashtriya Janata Dal hails disqualification of six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh
1 year ago

Rashtriya Janata Dal hails disqualification of six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on March 2 hailed the disqualification of six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh who had recently crossed over to the BJP and expressed hope that similar action will be taken against “turncoats” in Bihar. In a veiled attack on the ruling BJP at the Centre, the RJD spokesperson alleged, "Gujarati moneybags have been let loose to …

Disqualified Himachal Pradesh Congress MLA reveals next move
1 year ago

Disqualified Himachal Pradesh Congress MLA reveals next move

Hindustan Times  

Shimla: Disqualified Himachal Pradesh MLA Rajinder Rana, one of the six Congress rebels who scripted the party's embarrassing loss in recently held Rajya Sabha elections, attributed their betrayal to Abhishek Manu Singhvi's candidature. Questioning the Congress leadership's attempt to send the star lawyer to the Upper House of Parliament from the hill state, he said the rebels cross-voted to uphold …

Vikramaditya not happy, govt will fall soon, says disqualified Himachal Congress MLA Rajinder Rana
1 year ago

Vikramaditya not happy, govt will fall soon, says disqualified Himachal Congress MLA Rajinder Rana

India TV News  

Himachal Govt Crisis: The crisis for Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to save his government seems far from over as one of the disqualified Congress MLA Rajinder Rana, who rebelled against the party, slammed the chief minister saying he disrespected the supporters and family members of Virbhadra Singh and added that the government will fall soon. 80 per cent Congress together, says …

Himachal Pradesh crisis: Six rebel MLAs challenge their disqualification in HC
1 year ago

Himachal Pradesh crisis: Six rebel MLAs challenge their disqualification in HC

Live Mint  

Himachal Pradesh Congress crisis: The six rebel Congress MLAs, who were disqualified from the state Assembly for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha elections challenged the decision in Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday. The cross-voting created a political crisis in the state with the ruling Congress taking some immediate steps to save its government in Himachal Pradesh. The disqualification of the …

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