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Six rebel Himachal leaders withdraw plea from Supreme Court
Updated : 2 years ago IST
On February 29, the Speaker disqualified the six Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls. The six MLAs who had been disqualified were Sudhir Sharma, Rajinder Rana, Davinder K Bhutto, Ravi Thakur, Chaitanya Sharma and Inder Dutt Lakhanpal under the anti-defection law.
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Three independent MLAs move Himachal HC; Speaker Pathania defers resignati
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Wednesday said that the three Independent MLAs who resigned earlier now fall under the preview of the "Anti-Defection Law."
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KTR calls out Rahul Gandhi, Congress for hypocrisy on anti-defection assur
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao criticized the apparent hypocrisy of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party regarding their stance on anti-defection assurance in their manifesto.
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Congress lays 'nyay thrust' in Lok Sabha poll manifesto, gives push to job
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress released its 2024 Lok Sabha poll manifesto here on Friday making of a slew of promises to various sections of society including a legal guarantee for MSP, 50 per cent reservation for women in government jobs, repealing Agnipath scheme, doubling GDP in next ten years, strengthenin
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Congress Manifesto promises removal of 50 pc reservation cap, Caste Census
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
To put a curb on rampant defections, the Congress has promised to amend the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution and make defection (leaving the original party on which the MLA or MP was elected) an automatic disqualification of the membership in the Assembly or Parliament.
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"Lack of trust...": Rajasthan BJP President CP Joshi on Congress leaders j
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Criticizing the Congress party's leadership, Rajasthan BJP Chief CP Joshi on Wednesday said that it is the distrust of the leaders in the Congress which is making them switch sides ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections.
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"Some forced, some greedy..." Uttarakhand Congress President Karan Mahara
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Amidst recent defections from the Congress party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Karan Mahara, the Uttarakhand Congress President, accused the BJP of using coercive tactics and offering personal incentives to lure leaders away.
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AAP councillors Poonam Devi, Neha Musawat return to AAP after brief stint
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Two AAP councillors from the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation have rejoined the party less than a month after their defection to the BJP. Poonam Devi and Neha Musawat, who had previously crossed over to the BJP along with a third councillor, Gurcharan Kala, cited their return to the AAP as a
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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifies 8 MLAs for party defection
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), "The disqualified members include Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy, Kotam Reddy Sridhar Reddy, and Undavalli Sridevi, following a petition filed by the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRC
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Zeeshan Siddique removed from Mumbai Youth Congress President post followi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Days after Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique left the Congress, the Congress party removed Zeeshan Siddique from his position as the President of the Mumbai Youth Congress.
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"Attempt to pressurise SC...": Uddhav Thackeray on appointment of Rahul Na
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following the appointment of Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar as the head of the committee to review the anti-defection law, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray called the move an attempt to 'pressurise the Supreme Court'.
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Madhya Pradesh polls to test BJP's nuanced strategy, Congress' poll promis
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Madhya Pradesh will go to the polls on Friday in a significant election that will see if the BJP can overcome the perceived "fatigue factor" after being in power for 18 years and if the Congress can get its act together to come to power after having lost its nearly 15-month old government
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