Tag: MLA
Karnataka Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav Resigns
Karnataka's "rebel" Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav resigned from the state Assembly on Monday.....
In Blow To Mamata, 3 MLAs, 60 Councillors From Bengal Join BJP
In a huge blow to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, two Trinamool Congress MLAs and more than 60 councillors joined the BJP here on Tuesday along with a CPI-M MLA, with BJP veteran Kailash Vijayvargiya predicting many more defections.....
BJP Issues Notice To MLA For Kicking Woman
Hours after getting him to issue an apology, the Gujarat BJP on Monday slapped a showcause notice on its Ahmedabad legislator Balram Thawani for kicking a woman and asked him to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.....
BJP's Rajesh Patnekar Elected Goa Assembly Speaker
BJP MLA Rajesh Patnekar was on Tuesday elected as Speaker of the Goa Assembly, defeating former Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane of the Congress by 22-16 votes.....
2 School Kids Among 3 Dead In Shimla Accident
Two school children and the driver of a bus were killed and five others injured when a state-run bus of a private school rolled down into a gorge in the Himachal Pradesh capital on Monday, police said.....
BJP Denies Any Role In Resignation Of Karnataka MLAs
Karnataka's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday denied playing any role in the resignation of 11 legislators of the ruling Congress-Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) coalition in Karnataka.....
Karnataka Minister Nagesh Resigns, Withdraws Support
Karnataka Minister for Small Scale Industries and Independent legislator H. Nagesh resigned from the post and withdrew support to the state's JD-S-Congress coalition government on Monday.....
Rebel MLAs Move Supreme Court Against Karnataka Speaker's Decision
The rebel Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) MLAs from Karnataka on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court against the Speaker's decision to not accept their resignations and sought an urgent hearing on the matter. ....
Inducted Into BJP, 10 Goa Congress' Breakaway MLAs To Meet Shah
Hours after 10 Goa Congress MLAs split from the party and joined the BJP, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant late on Wednesday headed for the national capital, to introduce the newly inducted lawmakers to Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Thursday.....
Karnataka Drama: Speaker In No Hurry To Accept Rebel MLAs' Resignations
The political crisis in Karnataka entered a new phase on Thursday, with Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar showing no mood to take an early decision on the resignation of 16 MLAs of the ruling Congress and JD-S on the eve of the Assembly session where a showdown could be expected.....
