Raj Bhavans turning into political rehabs
5 years, 10 months ago

Raj Bhavans turning into political rehabs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The actions by Governors of some non-BJP-ruled states have attracted criticism. The recent tweet of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the Lieutenant Governor’s role has become a point of discussion in political circles. Governor Kiran Bedi, who lost the Delhi Assembly elections from the BJP’s bastion of Krishna Nagar in 2015, Mr Kejriwal tweeted under the caption “This is Indian Democracy”: “Those whom people elected are subordinate to those whom people defeated. Former Union minister Renuka Chowdary said: “I don’t know whether Kejriwal referred to a particular move, but the fact is that elected governments cannot be harassed and denied their legislation.” Recently, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his Cabinet colleagues had strongly criticised Governor E.S.L. People with respect, morals and ethics will not try to occupy these kind of positions.” Reacting to Mr Kejriwal’s tweet, Telangana BJP MLC N. Ramachandra Rao said: “Unlike Governors, the Lt.Governor has some administrative powers.

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Letters to The Editor — January 14, 2025
1 day, 21 hours ago

Letters to The Editor — January 14, 2025

The Hindu  

The border and Bangladesh It is baffling why Bangladesh should be concerned if India is erecting fences on the India-Bangladesh border. Govardhana Myneedu, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh The Governor, actions The repeated Quixotic antics of certain Governors grossly erodes the respect one accords to the posts they have been enjoying all along. A.G. Rajmohan, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh The headline says it …

Lalu Prasad Supports Mamata Banerjee's Leadership of INDIA Bloc
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1 month ago

Lalu Prasad Supports Mamata Banerjee's Leadership of INDIA Bloc

Deccan Chronicle  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has garnered support from several key leaders in the opposition alliance after expressing her willingness to lead the INDIA bloc. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has openly supported Mamata Banerjee’s bid to head the INDIA bloc. Mamata Banerjee’s Dissatisfaction with Current INDIA Bloc Leadership Earlier this week, Mamata …

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM over objectionable remarks against Rahul Gandhi
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM over objectionable remarks against Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discipline leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ruling alliance who have used offensive language against the party leader Rahul Gandhi, saying strict legal action should be taken against people making such statements to prevent the degeneration of politics in the country. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses …

All’s Not Well in Karnataka: Siddaramaiah Faces Tussle for Chief Minister’s Chair within Congress Over MUDA Case
3 months, 4 weeks ago

All’s Not Well in Karnataka: Siddaramaiah Faces Tussle for Chief Minister’s Chair within Congress Over MUDA Case

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 16, 2024 14:43 IST - 4 MINS READ On September 12, a single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court reserved its judgment after concluding its hearing in the case where Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah challenged Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in the Mysore Urban Development Authority case. Even while the Karnataka High Court was …

Appointments to panels: CM’s bid to maintain grip over Congress
4 months ago

Appointments to panels: CM’s bid to maintain grip over Congress

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The appointment of chairpersons of the Public Accounts Committee, Public Undertakings Committee and Estimates Committee has a valid rationale behind it. With the appointment of BRS turncoat MLA Arekapudi Gandhi as the chairman of Public Accounts Committee and the assertion that he is a BRS MLA, since tradition dictates that the post should go to a member from the …

Make Mallikarjun Kharge CM of Karnataka: BJP MP Ramesh Jigajinagi
4 months ago

Make Mallikarjun Kharge CM of Karnataka: BJP MP Ramesh Jigajinagi

The Hindu  

BJP leader and Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi believes that Siddaramaiah will step down as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Once that happens, Congress should make Mallikarjun Kharge the CM of Karnataka. If the Congress is committed to making a Dalit the CM, it should appoint Mr Kharge as the CM,” he told reporters in Vijayapura on September 13. Mr Jigajinagi …

Governor vs government in Karnataka
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Governor vs government in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Congress-led government in Karnataka and Raj Bhavan, presently occupied by Thaawar Chand Gehlot, a former minister in the Narendra Modi-led Union government, have been on a collision course for more than a month. The public spat began with the Governor issuing a show-cause notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over a private complaint alleging corruption in the allocation of 14 …

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Attends Raj Bhavan Tea Party Event Despite DMK Boycott
5 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Attends Raj Bhavan Tea Party Event Despite DMK Boycott

Deccan Chronicle  

The Chief Minister and a couple of senior Ministers were closeted with the Governor inside the Raj Bhavan for some time before joining the other invitees of the traditional ‘At Home’ ceremony at the pandal set up on the lawns, where the Governor welcomed everyone present there. Representatives of the BJP’s allies and also the AIADMK attended the party, while …

Karnataka Congress Ministers To Organise 'Chalo Delhi' Campaign Seeking More Deputy CM Posts in The State
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Congress Ministers To Organise 'Chalo Delhi' Campaign Seeking More Deputy CM Posts in The State

News 18  

A group of ministers from the Siddaramaiah government seeking more deputy chief ministers into the Karnataka cabinet will carry out a ‘Chalo Delhi’ campaign to impress upon the Congress high command to heed to their request. The demand for more DyCMs came from senior leaders like state Home Minister Dr G Parmeshwara, Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna, Public Works Minister Satish …

Chandrababu Naidu to take oath as Andhra Pradesh CM today, PM Modi to attend ceremony
7 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu to take oath as Andhra Pradesh CM today, PM Modi to attend ceremony

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh CM oath: Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time on Wednesday, June 12. Along with Naidu, other leaders are likely to swear-in, and they could include Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan and its senior leader N Manohar, Naidu's son Nara Lokesh and …

‘Sarkari parivar’: Rahul Gandhi jabs PM Modi, BJP over dynasty politics
7 months ago

‘Sarkari parivar’: Rahul Gandhi jabs PM Modi, BJP over dynasty politics

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, so often at the receiving end of the Bharatiya Janata Party's ‘parivarvaad’ jibes, on Tuesday hit out at the ruling party over the induction of several leaders with political background in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Gandhi's attack came two days after Prime Minister Modi, along with his ministers, took …

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP
7 months, 1 week ago

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP

India TV News  

The All India Trinamool Congress on Saturday elected West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata Banerjee as the chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party in an internal party meeting of all newly elected MPs. In the Lok Sabha, MP Sudip Bandopadhyay will be te leader of the party accompanied by Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the deputy …

Telugu Desam Plans SC, ST, Muslim Declaration
9 months ago

Telugu Desam Plans SC, ST, Muslim Declaration

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has promised that a separate declaration for SCs, STs, and Muslims will be made by his party on the lines of the BC Declaration, and it would aim at improving the living conditions of these people. Naidu participated in the Prajagalam programme along with the Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan at Ambajipeta in …

Tamil Nadu CM, Rahul to Share Stage in Coimbatore
9 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu CM, Rahul to Share Stage in Coimbatore

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin will share the stage with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who will be addressing an election rally at Chettipalayam L&T bye-pass road in Coimbatore on Friday, April 12, in support of the INDIA coalition candidate. Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the State will happen amidst the continuous campaign that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had planned in …

President Murmu Appoints Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan Telangana, Puducherry Lt Governor
9 months, 3 weeks ago

President Murmu Appoints Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan Telangana, Puducherry Lt Governor

ABP News  

The President of India accepted the resignation of Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan from her positions as Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. Following her resignation, the President appointed C. P. Radhakrishnan, the current Governor of Jharkhand, to discharge the duties of Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry in addition to his existing responsibilities. In a press release, …

Telangana CM concerned over declining presence of Telugus in national politics
10 months, 1 week ago

Telangana CM concerned over declining presence of Telugus in national politics

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has expressed concern over the declining presence of Telugu origin leaders in the Corridors of Power at the national level. The Chief Minister was speaking after releasing a book titled ‘Governorpet to Governor’s residence’, authored by Tamil Nadu former Governor and retired IPS officer P.S. Mr. Revanth Reddy recalled NTR’s gesture of not fielding …

H.D. Kumaraswamy will not support BJP in anything illegal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

H.D. Kumaraswamy will not support BJP in anything illegal

The Hindu  

Accusing the Congress of allowing the growth of Hindutva ideology in Karnataka, former Chief Minister H.D. ‘My stand on hijab is the same’ In his first reaction on communal issues after joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, the former Chief Minister said, “I am telling BJP that I will not support them in any illegal activities. The former CM was …

Uddhav proposes Nitish Kumar as I.N.D.I.A bloc convener to Mamata, Kejriwal and Pawar
1 year ago

Uddhav proposes Nitish Kumar as I.N.D.I.A bloc convener to Mamata, Kejriwal and Pawar

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Uddhav Thackeray has placed a proposal to make Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the convenor of the I.N.D.I alliance ahead of Lok Sabha elections this year. The former Maharashtra Chief Minister is holding talks with regional parties of the alliance regarding making Nitish Kumar the convenor of the I.N.D.I bloc. He already held talks with Mamata …

Minister Nagarjuna Terms BJP and its AP President as B Team of TD
1 year ago

Minister Nagarjuna Terms BJP and its AP President as B Team of TD

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Social Welfare Minister Meruga Nagarjuna has accused Telugu Desam chief Chandrababu Naidu of being anti-poor and anti-backward communities. Such electoral strategies are a common practice in politics.” Minister Nagarjuna claimed that TD would disappear in AP after the 2024 elections despite its alliance with the Jana Sena. He alleged that BJP state president Daggubati Purandeswari turned her party into …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of governors: How Centre tackles states
1 year, 1 month ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of governors: How Centre tackles states

Deccan Chronicle  

The post of the governor remains a constitutional anomaly. Article 53 vests the executive power of the Union in the President and Article 154 vests the executive power of the state with the governor, and Article 174 says: “There shall be a council of ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President…” Article 163 …

Naidu Oppressed Dalits and Backward Classes: Minister Merugu Nagarjuna
1 year, 2 months ago

Naidu Oppressed Dalits and Backward Classes: Minister Merugu Nagarjuna

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Social welfare minister Merugu Nagarjuna has alleged that Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu suppressed the rights of Dalits and backward classes during his 14-year tenure as chief minister. Speaking at a public meeting as part of the Samajika Sadhikara Bus Yatra of the YSRC in Markapuram constituency on Monday, Nagarjuna praised Chief Minister Y.S. Minister Adimulapu Suresh highlighted …

'Think and speak': Congress president Kharge challenges BJP's 'ATM' claim, cautions against election rhetoric
1 year, 2 months ago

'Think and speak': Congress president Kharge challenges BJP's 'ATM' claim, cautions against election rhetoric

India TV News  

In response to the Bharatiya Janata Party's assertion that Karnataka is akin to an "ATM" for the state government, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge offered his perspective on the matter, emphasising the need for measured statements during election times. He urged political leaders to think before speaking and expressed his disapproval of attempts to tarnish the government's image due to election …

Telugu Desam, JS and CPI Leaders Meet at Vizag TD Office
1 year, 3 months ago

Telugu Desam, JS and CPI Leaders Meet at Vizag TD Office

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Leaders of Telugu Desam, Jana Sena and Communist Party of India met at the TD office in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, former minister and MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao said the three parties have decided to together fight against the ruling YSRC in the forthcoming elections. Jana Sena leader Konatha Rao said democracy in AP is in …

Telugu Desam, BJP May Explore Electoral Alliance in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 3 months ago

Telugu Desam, BJP May Explore Electoral Alliance in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam and the Bharatiya Janata Party are likely to start talks on forging an electoral alliance in Andhra Pradesh, making it a three-party front, along with Jana Sena, against the YSR Congress. According to reliable sources, Hindutva organisations including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh were “deeply concerned” about “widespread religious conversions” in the state and had been looking …

Which way will the wind blow for the BJP in Andhra Pradesh?
1 year, 3 months ago

Which way will the wind blow for the BJP in Andhra Pradesh?

Hindustan Times  

The arrest of Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu on September 9 on alleged corruption charges has sent shockwaves through the political landscape of Andhra Pradesh. In the wake of widespread condemnation of Naidu's arrest, widely perceived as a politically motivated move by the Jagan Reddy government, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan made an unexpected and impromptu announcement. It's …

Congress Vijayabheri creates ripples of hope of victory
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress Vijayabheri creates ripples of hope of victory

Deccan Chronicle  

TUKKUGUDA: Exactly seventy-five years after, to the date, the Congress party pantheon from Delhi and other parts of India, put their focus on Hyderabad, and with means vastly different, but with an eerie similarity in the objectives and ends, came forth to herald a season of hope of a change of regime, of victory, and of unleashing a welfare state …

Sajjala terms Purandeswari as TD agent
1 year, 4 months ago

Sajjala terms Purandeswari as TD agent

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Government adviser Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Wednesday underlined that Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena founder K. Pawan Kalyan are colluding with AP BJP president Daggubati Purandeswari for forming a three-party alliance, as they are unable to face YSR Congress led by Chief Minister Y.S. He went on to allege that President of India Droupadi Murmu's …

Bengaluru: Never-before-seen scenes at Oppn meet as unlikely allies join hands
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengaluru: Never-before-seen scenes at Oppn meet as unlikely allies join hands

Hindustan Times  

The quote about politics making strange bedfellows is attributed to 19th century American essayist Charles Dudley Warner, but is believed to have its origins in Shakespeare’s Tempest. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee interacts with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during Opposition parties meet, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. For instance, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee reserved her warmest reference for …

Opinion: With Purandeswari as chief, BJP logs in to NTR legacy in Andhra
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: With Purandeswari as chief, BJP logs in to NTR legacy in Andhra

India Today  

If the reaction to the removal of Bandi Sanjay as the Telangana BJP chief was met largely with disappointment by the original BJP karyakartas, there was indifference to the appointment of Daggubati Purandeswari as the new president of the party unit in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Along with Purandeswari, the BJP also appointed Kiran Kumar Reddy, the last chief minister of …

After Etala And Rajgopal, Raghunandan Kicks Up Storm
1 year, 6 months ago

After Etala And Rajgopal, Raghunandan Kicks Up Storm

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Before the BJP could heave a sigh of relief from the party high command’s talks to appease MLA Etala Rajendar and Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy over the state unit’s leadership, Dubbak MLA M. Raghunandan Rao on Thursday kicked up a storm due to a perceived discontent over his treatment by Bandi Sanjay Kumar. The Dubbak MLA’s ‘severe discontent’ could well …

Kejriwal should realise his mistake: Delhi Congress chief over Centre's Ordinance row
1 year, 7 months ago

Kejriwal should realise his mistake: Delhi Congress chief over Centre's Ordinance row

The Hindu  

Taking a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal amid the row over the Centre's Ordinance on control of administrative services in the national capital, Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary on May 27 said the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor should realise his "mistake of praising" the Bharatiya Janata Party earlier. His remarks came in the wake of the Delhi …

TD leaders say they would grab power in next polls
1 year, 7 months ago

TD leaders say they would grab power in next polls

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Telugu Desam leaders have expressed confidence that the party would seize power in the 2024 assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. TD leaders said large numbers of people are thronging the public meetings of party chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu and the Yuvagalam Padayatra of Nara Lokesh. TD politburo member and former finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu said Jagan Reddy is answerable …

Kejriwal to meet Mamata seek support against Centre's ordinance on control of services in Delhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Kejriwal to meet Mamata seek support against Centre's ordinance on control of services in Delhi

India Today  

As part of a nationwide tour to garner support for his fight against the Centre’s ordinance on control of services in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be meeting his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon, an official said. Kejriwal will be accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to take on the Central ordinance setting …

Kejriwal prepares for pushback in Rajya Sabha by uniting opposition
1 year, 7 months ago

Kejriwal prepares for pushback in Rajya Sabha by uniting opposition

The Hindu  

Preparing for a pushback on the Centre’s ordinance to create a National Capital Civil Service Authority that would give Delhi’s Lieutenant-Governor the final say on transfers and postings of civil servants instead of the State government, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal is reaching out to the opposition leaders to stall the Bill from replacing the …

'We will give you a clean, corrupt-free govt': Rahul Gandhi at oath-taking ceremony in Bengaluru
1 year, 7 months ago

'We will give you a clean, corrupt-free govt': Rahul Gandhi at oath-taking ceremony in Bengaluru

Firstpost  

In its election manifesto, Congress promised to implement the ‘guarantees’ of 200 units of free power to all households, Rs 2,000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family, among other things Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the party will turn all the five promises it made during the elections into law. In 1-2 hours, the first cabinet …

Congress invites 11 opposition leaders to Siddaramaiah's grand swearing-in ceremony
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress invites 11 opposition leaders to Siddaramaiah's grand swearing-in ceremony

India Today  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has invited top opposition leaders to Siddaramaiah's swearing-in ceremony in Bengaluru on May 20. The party has planned a massive show of strength by inviting top opposition leaders such as Bihar Chief Minister and JDU chief Nitish Kumar, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and NCP chief Sharad Pawar in a show of …

Karnataka CM News: Gandhis Will Not Take Any Decision, Rahul Tells Kharge; Shivakumar 'Not Ready' for Dy CM Post
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka CM News: Gandhis Will Not Take Any Decision, Rahul Tells Kharge; Shivakumar 'Not Ready' for Dy CM Post

News 18  

Karnataka CM News: Amid a race for the Karnataka chief minister’s post, two aspirants Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar held separate back-to-back meetings with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi to decide the final name for the top post in the southern state. Former chief minister Siddaramaiah, who has been camping in Delhi since Monday, met …

Karnataka CM race LIVE Updates: ‘Just pranaam...’ Shivakumar on meeting with Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka CM race LIVE Updates: ‘Just pranaam...’ Shivakumar on meeting with Kharge, Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

Who will lead Karnataka--Siddaramaiah or DK Shivakumar? After Siddaramaiah's exit from 10 Janpath, DK Shivakumar arrives at Rahul Gandhi's residence Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar has arrived at Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi's residence at 10, Janpath in New Delhi. Congress leader Siddaramaiah returns to hotel after meeting Rahul Gandhi With Congress poised to name the next Karnataka chief minister, …

Karnataka conundrum: Rahul Gandhi steps in as DK Shivakumar arrives in Delhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka conundrum: Rahul Gandhi steps in as DK Shivakumar arrives in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

While hectic parleys continue over Karnataka's next chief minister, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday drove to party president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in New Delhi and held a closed-door meeting with him. The meeting comes even as Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, who is one of the two contenders for the CM post, arrived in the national capital to meet …

Will never backstab or blackmail, says Shivakumar ahead of his arrival in Delhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Will never backstab or blackmail, says Shivakumar ahead of his arrival in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Tuesday pledged he will never backstab or blackmail the party as he left for Delhi amid a tightening race for the southern state’s top elected job. I am a responsible man.I will not backstab.and I will not blackmail also,” he told news agency ANI ahead of his departure for Delhi as former chief minister …

No decision yet on Karnataka CM after day of lobbying
1 year, 7 months ago

No decision yet on Karnataka CM after day of lobbying

The Hindu  

The Congress leadership’s deliberations to select a new Chief Minister for Karnataka remained inconclusive as rival claimants, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief D.K. pic.twitter.com/tYH9UF2OBi — ANI May 16, 2023 Party sources told The Hindu that some veterans in the party share the view that Mr. Siddaramaiah, who joined the party in 2006, shouldn’t get one more term, while not necessarily …

Karnataka election: Who is DK Shivakumar, Cong troubleshooter eyeing CM post
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka election: Who is DK Shivakumar, Cong troubleshooter eyeing CM post

Hindustan Times  

Teary eyed Congress leader D K Shivakumar on Saturday briefly belied the combative force he is for the Congress party, not just in the just concluded 2023 assembly polls, but on several crucial occasions in the past when his party needed him. Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar After whirlwind campaigns across the state ahead of polls, when the results came, …

A hazy picture in the Karnataka crystal ball
1 year, 8 months ago

A hazy picture in the Karnataka crystal ball

Live Mint  

Carnatic music is mind-boggling. At the time, leaders of the state Congress’s two main factions—one led by former chief minister Siddaramaiah and the other by state Congress chief D.K. During ticket distribution, the BJP lost some big names such as Jagadish Shettar, a former chief minister and Laxman Sangappa Savadi, the deputy chief minister— both powerful Lingayat leaders. Yeddyurappa is …

DC Edit | Operation Nitish welcome
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Operation Nitish welcome

Deccan Chronicle  

Finally, Bihar chief minister and JD supremo Nitish Kumar has started taking intrepid and consistent steps with alacrity to forge unity amongst the Opposition parties, making sure he does not leave out anyone. Having earlier met and discussed the issue at length with Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, whose beleaguered party has every reason to join any pragmatic initiative …

Kiran Kumar Reddy, last Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh, joins BJP
1 year, 9 months ago

Kiran Kumar Reddy, last Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh, joins BJP

The Hindu  

N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, the last Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, party’s national general secretary Arun Singh and OBC Morcha national president K. Laxman, in New Delhi on Friday. A fierce critic of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, whose views were apparently ignored by the Congress high …

'My king is very intelligent…': Ex-Andhra CM's jab as he swaps Cong for BJP
1 year, 9 months ago

'My king is very intelligent…': Ex-Andhra CM's jab as he swaps Cong for BJP

Hindustan Times  

In another setback to the Congress party, former Andhra chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Addressing a press conference at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, the four-time MLA said he had never imagined that he had to leave Congress, and blamed his move on “wrong decisions” by the party leadership. Taking a veiled jibe …

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy in Kolkata
1 year, 9 months ago

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy in Kolkata

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met Janata Dal leader and former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy at her resident in south Kolkata on Friday. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met JD leader H D Kumaraswamy at her residence in Kolkata on Friday. “Former CM of Karnataka and @JanataDal_S leader Shri @hd_kumaraswamy called upon Hon’ble CM Smt @MamataOfficial …

'Not sharing fierce relationship like ex-Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar': TMC refutes tension with incumbent gov
1 year, 10 months ago

'Not sharing fierce relationship like ex-Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar': TMC refutes tension with incumbent gov

India TV News  

A day after the West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose criticised the State government following a mob attack on the convoy of the Union Minister in Cooch Behar, the ruling government published an opinion in its mouthpiece on Sunday, wherein it compared Bose with his predecessor Jagdeep Singh Dhankar. However, refuting such claims, senior Trinamool Congress leader Bratya Basu …

Governors should shun politics: C P Radhakrishnan
1 year, 11 months ago

Governors should shun politics: C P Radhakrishnan

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Veteran BJP leader and newly appointed Governor of Jharkhand, C P Radhakrishan, said that it was not proper for those holding the gubernatorial post to talk politics or display political aspirations as they should leave their past and concentrate on development. Similarly political leaders, on becoming Governors, should put aside political aspirations, he said, triggering speculations in the grapevine …

TD aims to break YSRC\'s hold in Ramachandrapuram
1 year, 11 months ago

TD aims to break YSRC\'s hold in Ramachandrapuram

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: The Telugu Desam is aiming to break the political influence of the YSRC and MLA Thota Trimurthulu in Ramachandrapuram assembly constituency. Thota Trimurthulu has a strong hold over the constituency since 1994, when he was first elected from there as MLA as an independent candidate. Later, Trimurthulu joined the YSRC, functioned as the Mandapeta constituency incharge and got the …

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