Congress to get more Rajya Sabha MP from Telangana
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress to get more Rajya Sabha MP from Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A fresh vacancy was created in the Rajya Sabha on Friday with chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar accepting the resignation of K. Keshava Rao, who had quit as BRS MP after joining the Congress. The Congress did not have any Rajya Sabha members from Telangana since 2018. Keshava Rao was a BRS member of the Rajya Sabha from Telangana from 2014. It is speculated in the Congress circles that Keshava Rao will be sent to the Rajya Sabha again.

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Kiran Choudhry quits Haryana assembly, likely to be fielded by BJP in RS bypoll
4 months ago

Kiran Choudhry quits Haryana assembly, likely to be fielded by BJP in RS bypoll

Hindustan Times  

Tosham MLA Kiran Choudhry, who quit the Congress to join the BJP in June, resigned from the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. The ruling BJP looks set to win the seat from Haryana unopposed as the Congress has declared that it will not be fielding a candidate for the Upper House byelection. Earlier, Haryana assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta had …

Abhishek Manu Singhvi to be Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election from Telangana
4 months, 1 week ago

Abhishek Manu Singhvi to be Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election from Telangana

India TV News  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge today approved the candidature of senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi as Congress candidate to contest the ensuing by-election to the Council of States from Telangana. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said, the Congress nominated Abhishek Manu Singhvi as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in Telangana. "Congress President Malliarjun Kharge has approved the candidature …

AICC likely to nominate Abhishek Singhvi for Keshava Rao's vacant Rajya Sabha seat
5 months, 2 weeks ago

AICC likely to nominate Abhishek Singhvi for Keshava Rao's vacant Rajya Sabha seat

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In the wake of K Keshava Rao’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha, several senior Congress leaders are hopeful of being considered to fill the newly vacated seat. However, Congress sources say that the party may opt for a senior leader from the All India Congress Committee to replace Keshava Rao for the seat. They said that the party is …

NETA NATTER
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NETA NATTER

Deccan Chronicle  

WHERE’S THE MORAL CODE IN HORSE TRADING? At a time the Congress’s Operation Akarsh to reel in BRS MLAs and MLCs is in full swing in Telangana, Rajya Sabha member K. Keshava Rao spiced up things by quitting his Rajya Sabha seat. KK’s move has placed the Congress leadership in a conundrum, with BRS leaders gleefully pouncing on the opportunity …

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy meets Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, cabinet expansion soon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy meets Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, cabinet expansion soon

Hindustan Times  

The expansion of the Telangana state cabinet headed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy is likely to take place in a day or two, once the Congress high command gives its green signal to the list of prospective ministers, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, Revanth Reddy met All india congress committee president Mallikarjun Kharge …

Keshava Rao returns to Congress after a decade as Kharge welcomes him back
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Keshava Rao returns to Congress after a decade as Kharge welcomes him back

The Hindu  

A decade after leaving the party with he was associated for almost five decades, veteran politician and Rajya Sabha member Kancharla Keshava Rao returned to the Congress on Wednesday in the presence of All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Sources said chances of Mr. Keshava Rao quitting his Rajya Sabha membership …

Maharashtra Congress rebel Ashok Chavan, 4 others take oath as Rajya Sabha MP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Congress rebel Ashok Chavan, 4 others take oath as Rajya Sabha MP

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Congress rebel Ashok Chavan, along with Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda and three other leaders, took oath as the Rajya Sabha MP on Saturday. Leaders who took oath were Congress rebel and BJP's new entrant Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan from Maharashtra, BJP leader Chunnilal Garasiya from Rajasthan, Congress leader Anil Kumar Yadav Mandadi from Telangana, and Trinamool Congress …

GHMC Mayor Vijayalaxmi, MP Keshava Rao likely to join Congress tomorrow
8 months, 3 weeks ago

GHMC Mayor Vijayalaxmi, MP Keshava Rao likely to join Congress tomorrow

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha Member from Bharat Rashtra Samithi K. Keshava Rao, his daughter and GHMC Mayor G. Vijayalaxmi are all set to join the Congress on March 30, depleting the Opposition party further ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The two had already met the All India Congress Committee leaders and were supposed to take the plunge last week itself with …

K Kesava Rao quits BRS, to join Cong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

K Kesava Rao quits BRS, to join Cong

Hindustan Times  

In a big setback to Bharat Rashtra Samithi, senior leader and Rajya Sabha member K Kesava Rao on Thursday announced that he would quit the party and return to the Congress, his parent party. While Vijayalakshmi told reporters that she would be joining the Congress on March 30, Rao said he had not yet decided on the date of joining …

Assam MP Abdul Khaleque Withdraws Resignation From Congress After Meeting Sonia Gandhi
9 months ago

Assam MP Abdul Khaleque Withdraws Resignation From Congress After Meeting Sonia Gandhi

ABP News  

Guwahati: Assam Congress MP Abdul Khaleque, who had resigned from the party on March 15, withdrew his resignation on Wednesday. The MP from Assam’s Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency, Khaleque, met Indian National Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence in New Delhi, and submitted his resignation withdrawal letter on Wednesday noon. In the letter addressed to Kharge, …

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan, denied BJP ticket for Lok Sabha polls, joins Congress
9 months, 1 week ago

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan, denied BJP ticket for Lok Sabha polls, joins Congress

Hindustan Times  

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan on Monday joined Congress in the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge shortly after announcing his resignation from the BJP. “I would like to thank Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Govind Singh Dotasra and others for allowing me to join Congress,” Kaswan said at a press conference. Kaswan also thanked …

Congress MLA S. Vijayadharani joins BJP
10 months ago

Congress MLA S. Vijayadharani joins BJP

The Hindu  

Ending days of speculation, Congress MLA Vijayadharani joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi on February 24, 2024. A three-time MLA from Vilavancode in Kanniyakumari district, Ms. Vijayadharani joined the saffron party in the presence of Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan and the party’s Tamil Nadu in-charge Arvind Menon, among …

Ashok Chavan likely to join BJP, day after quitting Congress
10 months, 1 week ago

Ashok Chavan likely to join BJP, day after quitting Congress

Hindustan Times  

Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan is likely to join the BJP today in Mumbai, a day after he resigned from the Congress delivering a major blow to the party in the state ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election which Congress will be fighting as part of INDIA bloc with Uddhav Sena and Sharad Pawar's NCP. After Ashok Chavan's …

Vijayashanthi quits BJP, set to join Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Vijayashanthi quits BJP, set to join Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Former MP and actor Vijayashanti resigned from the BJP and is likely to join the Congress party. There are reports that she will officially join the Congress in a function to be attended by AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. But, due to differences of opinion with the party leadership, in 2014, she resigned from TRS and joined …

Telangana: BRS MLA Rathod Bapu Rao joins BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana: BRS MLA Rathod Bapu Rao joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS MLA in the outgoing Telangana Legislative Assembly Rathod Bapu Rao and Congress leader Chalamala Krishna Reddy have joined the BJP. Chalamala Krishna Reddy, Bapu Rao, who is an MLA from Boath, and some leaders from the Yellareddy constituency joined the party in the presence of BJP president J P Nadda in Delhi on Wednesday. These joinings will further …

Discontent over Congress lists in Rajasthan; MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa quits Commission’s post
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Rajasthan: Congress MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa, after being denied ticket, resigns from SC Commission
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan: Congress MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa, after being denied ticket, resigns from SC Commission

India TV News  

Congress MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa on Wednesday resigned from the post of chairman of Rajasthan SC Commission moments after being denied a ticket for upcoming assembly elections. 7 incumbent MLAs denied tickets The Congress on Tuesday named 61 more candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly polls, including its national spokesperson Gourav Vallabh and Manvendra Singh, who switched over from the BJP. …

Telangana: BRS leader Jupally Krishna Rao, others join Congress ahead of Assembly elections
1 year, 4 months ago

Telangana: BRS leader Jupally Krishna Rao, others join Congress ahead of Assembly elections

India TV News  

Ahead of Telangana Assembly elections, former state minister Jupally Krishna Rao along with several other Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders of Mahabubagar district of Telangana joined Congress in the presence of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday. Former MLA Gurunath Reddy, BRS MLC Damodar Reddy’s son Rajesh Reddy and others joined the grand old party along with Krishna Rao. "The entry …

Congress leader and ex-Andhra Pradesh CM Kiran Kumar Reddy quits party
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress leader and ex-Andhra Pradesh CM Kiran Kumar Reddy quits party

India TV News  

Congress leader and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday resigned from the primary membership of the party. "Please accept this letter as my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress," Kiran Kumar Reddy said in his resignation letter. Kiran Kumar Reddy sent his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. Reacting to Reddy's …

Rajgopal sends resignation letter to Sonia
2 years, 4 months ago

Rajgopal sends resignation letter to Sonia

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy on Thursday formally sent a letter of resignation to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, requesting her to relieve him from the party’s primary membership. In the letter addressed to Sonia Gandhi, Rajgopal Reddy reiterated that as a loyal worker of the party he had faced humiliation in the TPCC led by its president A. Revanth …

Sonia Gandhi accepts Amarinder Singh's resignation from Congress
3 years, 1 month ago

Sonia Gandhi accepts Amarinder Singh's resignation from Congress

India TV News  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has accepted former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's resignation from primary membership of the party, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Wednesday. Singh on Tuesday had resigned from the Congress, accusing party president Sonia Gandhi and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of hatching a "midnight conspiracy" to oust him. "Hon'ble Congress …

MP: Another Congress MLA resigns to join BJP; 4th in 2 weeks
4 years, 5 months ago

MP: Another Congress MLA resigns to join BJP; 4th in 2 weeks

India Today  

In what has now become a regular feature in Madhya Pradesh, yet another Congress MLA resigned in from the membership of the assembly and joined the BJP. While 22 MLAs resigned from their seats on March 10, resulting in the fall of the Kamal Nath government, three Congress MLAs have resigned from the assembly in the last 12 days. On …

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