In mounting troubles for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, six party rebels and three independent MLAs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.
Six disqualified Congress MLAs and three independent MLAs have said that they will file a defamation case against Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed on March 18, as the next Monday to hear six Himachal Pradesh rebel Congress leader's plea challenging the Assembly's Speaker's decision to disqualify them.
The Shimla Police has registered a First Investigation Report (FIR) against an independent legislator and the father of one of the disqualified Congress rebel MLAs in Boileauganj police station, sources from the police said on Sunday.
Amid mega political turmoil in the state of Himachal Pradesh, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur shrugged his shoulders about the current state of affairs and claimed that whatever is happening, the Congress is soleley responsible for it.
"The State Discipline Committee passed a resolution dated 2 July 2023 recorded the factum of disqualification of the said 9 (nine) MLAs from the party due to their indulgence in anti-party activities," the letter served to the nine disqualified MLAs said.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]. Nov 29 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy chief minister (DCM) Govind M Karajol on Friday slammed Congress for calling all disqualified MLAs 'incapable leaders' after they joined the BJP on November 14 just ahead of the by-polls in the state and said that the Congress has
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Just days ahead of the Karnataka bypolls, Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that it did not matter whether H D Kumaraswamy supported his party or not.
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) workers on Monday allegedly threw slippers at one of the disqualified MLAs Narayana Gowda who is also a BJP candidate for KR Pet Assembly Constituency in Mandya.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said he promised R Shankar, one of the 17 disqualified MLAs in Karnataka, that he would appoint the latter an MLC and a minister in the state cabinet.
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Congress general secretary Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday hit out at the BJP, stating that the BS Yeddyurappa-led government in Karnataka may collapse if disqualified MLAs get defeated in the ensuing Assembly by-polls in the state.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Soon after 15 out of 17 disqualified MLAs in Karnataka joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here, state Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that the ruling party will win on all 15 Assembly constituencies, where by-elections are slated to be hel