Belagavi, July 9 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on Thursday expressed confidence that Belagavi district would secure two additional berths in the State Cabinet, citing the district’s size and the Congress party’s strong electoral performance.Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Hebbalkar said the district, one of the largest in Karnataka, deserves greater representation in the Cabinet. She pointed out that 11 Congress MLAs were elected from Belagavi district in the recent Assembl…
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Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Friday criticised Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over his appeal to farmers not to cultivate water-intensive crops due to dwindling water levels, alleging that the statement had demoralised the farming community. Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday warned of a potentially severe drought this year, urging farmers not to depend solely on reservoir water for cultivation as inflows into most major reservoirs…
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday urged every eligible voter in the state to fill and submit the Enumeration Form during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls beginning June 30, warning that failure to do so could result in the loss of voting rights. The Chief Minister also announced that the government would establish 49,320 assistance centres across the state to help citizens complete the enrolment process.Addressing a press conferen…
Bengaluru, June 23 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, alleging that the Congress government had failed to provide stable governance and was delaying Cabinet expansion due to internal power struggles.The government is currently functioning with 13 ministers headed by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, with 20 Cabinet berths yet to be filled.Political circles have attribut…
Lucknow, June 3 (IANS) The BJP has stepped up preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with the Yogi Adityanath government reshuffling district in-charge responsibilities to strengthen coordination between the organisation and the administration.In the new list issued after the recent Cabinet expansion, several senior ministers have been reassigned districts, while newly inducted ministers have been entrusted with key regions.As part of the changes, MSME Minister Bhupendra Sin…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) The full Cabinet of the BJP government in West Bengal is set to be formed on Monday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced how many ministers will take oath at Lok Bhavan during the Cabinet expansion exercise.On Sunday, the Chief Minister posted on social media: “Tomorrow, the full Cabinet of the nationalist government elected by the people of West Bengal is going to be formed. Thirty-five ministers of the West Bengal government will take oath at Lok Bhavan at 11 a…
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Amid high possibilities of the names of other members of the newly formed West Bengal Cabinet along with their portfolio distribution being announced this week, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met the Governor R.N. Ravi at the Lok Bhavan (previously Raj Bhavan) in Kolkata on Wednesday and held a 1.4 hours-long one-to-one meeting. Although there was no indication either from the office of the Governor or from the Chief Minister’s office on the subjects that were discussed d…
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) Signs of a possible thaw have begun to emerge within the AIADMK, with reconciliation efforts gathering momentum after the party’s internal rebellion appeared to lose steam following Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s decision to complete his Cabinet expansion by inducting representatives from alliance partners VCK and IUML. Political observers believe the latest development may have altered the calculations of dissident leaders, opening the door for negotiations aimed at…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) In a major political and administrative exercise aimed at strengthening governance and broadening representation, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday carried out the first major expansion of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, inducting 23 new ministers and simultaneously restructuring key portfolios. The move significantly expands the administrative structure of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government that assumed office earlier this month.The cabinet expansion comes…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) The C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government on Thursday carried out its first major Cabinet expansion, inducting 23 new ministers into the Council of Ministers in a move aimed at strengthening governance, filling key portfolio vacancies, and accommodating alliance partners, including the Congress party.Following the Assembly election, Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats. The party subsequently secured support …