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"He was under immense pressure": KTR on Telangana Speaker dismissing disqu
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"Telangana Speaker was under immense pressure to take this decision. Rahul Gandhi is a joke of a leader. On one hand, he flaunts the constitution of India and continues to portray himself as the saviour of the constitution of India, and he also talks about defections and how automatic dis
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"I was Congress then, I am Congress today": Debabrata Saikia amid Bhupen B
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, Saikia said, "A flashback to 10 years ago in Sivasagar exposes the fake "friends" of the party. When Congress had power, these people fought to be in the front row, pretending to be loyal. But the hunger for power is a terrible thing. As soon as the government changed, the
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"Rumours have come out to be true": Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Bhupen Bor
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Ahead of Assam's Assembly elections later this year, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of influencing Bhupen Borah's defection to the BJP, claiming the move exposed Sarma's real estate interests and political desperation.
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"Operation lotus has begun," says Congress Akhilesh Prasad Singh ahead of
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh slammed Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remark calling former Congress leader Bhupen Borah the "last Hindu leader" in the state party, accusing Sarma of self-positioning as the ultimate Hindu leader post-Borah's potential defection.
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Six Republicans vote to reverse Trump's tariffs on Canada
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The House voted 219-211 to pass the resolution, with just one Democrat voting against it. Six Republicans that voted in favour were- Don Bacon, Kevin Kiley, Brian Fitzpatrick, Dan Newhouse, Thomas Massie and Jeff Hurd, as per Fox News.
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Defection is against Constitutional norms: Telangana BJP chief Ramchander
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
This comes after Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Thursday cleared two Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators in a disqualification case, stating that no concrete proof was found to suggest they had switched over to the Congress party.
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SC stays Calcutta HC decision to disqualify MLA Mukul Roy under anti-defec
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was of the view that the electronic evidence against Roy, indicating that he had switched parties, had to be tested, and the same cannot be assumed on the principle of 'preponderance of probability'.
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Protests erupt in Chandigarh over arrest of councillor's kin; Mayor slams
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protests followed the arrest of the sister of Councillor Suman Devi by the Punjab Police on Sunday morning. Suman Devi, along with Councillor Poonam Devi, had joined the BJP in December, weeks before the crucial mayoral election in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
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"Fuels BJP's ambitions in Kerala": CM Vijayan slams Congress over defectio
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
CM Vijayan, in an X post, slammed Congress, stating that "turncoats" strengthen the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's project by "normalising defections." Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, he said that such defections "fuel the BJP's ambitions" in the state.
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Two AAP councillors join BJP ahead of Chandigarh mayor election
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Ahead of the Chandigarh Mayor election, two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors on Wednesday, Suman Devi and Poonam Devi, have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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"Infructuous": Telangana Jagruthi chief K Kavitha after Speaker dismisses
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Telangana Jagruthi chief K Kavitha on Thursday termed the assembly speaker's ruling against the disqualification of five Bharath Rashtra Samithi MLAs as an infructuous stating that the judgement is against the constitution.
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"Respect bartered away by sitting in Revanth Reddy's lap": KTR slams Congr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Working President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), KT Rama Rao, launched a blistering attack against the Congress government over defections of MLAs, stating that Telangana is witnessing one of the most shameless chapters of political degeneration, a party press release said.
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