New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Former law minister and senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court which upheld the decision to disqualify 17 rebel Karnataka Congress and JD(S) MLAs and said that the verdict will empower the anti-defection law.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Calling the Supreme Court verdict in MLA disqualification case as a moral victory for rebel legislators, Karnataka Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the ruling upheld that the Speaker does not have the power to extend the defection
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao on Wednesday said that the verdict of the Supreme Court to allow the 17 disqualified MLAs in Karnataka to contest the upcoming bye-elections is an indictment of the former Karnataka speaker KR Ramesh Kumar.
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision of the then Karnataka speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to disqualify 17 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs under the anti-defection law and said that they can contest the upcoming by-elections in the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Amid political rift in 'Mahayuti' over the formation of government in Maharashtra, Republican Party of India chief Ramdas Athawale on Friday said that if the Shiv Sena does not support the BJP, then there is a possibility that Nationalist Congress P
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will have to resign post the by-elections on 15 seats to be held in Karnataka, said Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday as the results of the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana are becoming clearer.
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the petition filed by 17 rebel Karnataka Congress-JD (S) MLAs challenging their disqualification under the anti-defection law, till tomorrow.
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred for October 23 the hearing on the petition filed by 17 rebel Karnataka Congress-JD (S) MLAs challenging their disqualification under the anti-defection law.
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said some people in the party are true "Congressi" and that they won't leave the party whatsoever.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Wednesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will face an internal crisis by accommodating the defectors into party fold ahead of the Assembly bye-polls.
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): Alka Lamba, who had quit Aam Aadmi Party earlier this month, was disqualified from the legislative assembly on Thursday on the grounds of defection.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) has sought disqualification of Shivpal Singh Yadav from Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, under the anti-defection law.