Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Tuesday questioned the Congress leadership over the delay in expanding the state cabinet, alleging that internal power struggles and concerns over the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections were holding up the process. In a statement, Ashoka said the developments within the Congress had raised more questions than they had answered. Referring to reports that Chief Minister-designate D.K…
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Oslo, June 2 (IANS) An Indian parliamentary delegation, currently on a knowledge exchange tour to Norway, visited the country’s parliament – the Storting (Stortinget) – on Tuesday.“A quick glimpse inside the Norwegian Parliament – The Storting (Stortinget). Today, on the sidelines of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation Knowledge Exchange Tour, organised by the Royal Norwegian Embassy and UN Women India, I had the distinct privilege and honour of visiting the heart of Norway’s democracy,” R…
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK President C. Joseph Vijay at the State Secretariat, triggering fresh political speculation over the forthcoming Rajya Sabha bye-election from the state.The meeting comes at a crucial time as political parties begin consultations ahead of the bye-election announced by the Election Commission of India to fill a vacant Rajya Sabha seat.The vacancy arose a…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Intense consultations over the formation of the new Karnataka cabinet continued in New Delhi on Tuesday, even as the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar is scheduled for Wednesday evening.According to party sources, the Congress high command is expected to finalise the list of ministers who will take oath alongside Shivakumar by Tuesday evening following a series of meetings involving senior party leaders.A meeting has been ongoing …
Jaipur, June 2 (IANS) The nomination process for the Rajya Sabha elections in Rajasthan began on Monday, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are yet to announce their candidates for the three seats falling vacant from the state. No nomination papers were filed on the opening day. Candidates can submit their nominations until June 8, while scrutiny of papers will be conducted on June 9.The last date for withdrawal of nominations is June 11, and polling will be held on June 18. A…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) As the Trinamool Congress on Monday announced the expulsion of two of its legislators in West Bengal, namely Sandipan Saha from Entally Assembly constituency in North Kolkata and Ritabrata Banerjee from Uluberia (Purba) in Howrah district, Banerjee becomes one of the rare breeds of politicians to be expelled from two parties in his political career and that, too, while being an elected public representative.Earlier when he was first suspended and finally expelled from the …
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched an attack on expelled Trinamool Congress legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, without directly naming him, and referred to his expulsion from the CPI-M in 2017 when he was a CPI-M Rajya Sabha member.“The CPI-M did the right thing by expelling him. After his expulsion from the CPI-M, he came to me and begged for rehabilitation. We felt pity and first nominated him to the Rajya Sa…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Monday expelled two MLAs, Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, for anti-party activities. According to the party, the decision has been communicated to them via email and WhatsApp, as well as to West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Basu. The development came minutes after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, addressing a press conference from the state secretariat Nabanna, announced that it was Trinamool MLAs Ritabrata and Sandipan who had submitte…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Nominations for elections to 27 Rajya Sabha seats, including biennial and bye-elections, and to the State Legislative Councils in 3 states began on Monday, with the ECI issuing a formal notification, an official said. In case of contested elections, the poll shall be held on June 18 from 8 AM to 4 PM, followed by the counting of votes at 5 PM, the Election Commission of India said in a statement.“The Commission has issued notifications regarding the election programme …
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) The process for the by-election to a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha formally commenced on Monday, following the issuance of a notification by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in this regard.Informing the media in a press conference held here, Odisha Assembly Secretary Satyabrata Raut said the Election Commission has issued the notification for the by-election to fill the vacancy created following the resignation of former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha me…