Congress Lawmakers Expelled

US lawmakers voted Friday to expel George Santos, the scandal-plagued politician who lied his way into Congress and has been indicted on charges of bankrolling his lavish lifestyle with stolen donor cash.

Fourteen Congress lawmakers, responsible for bringing down the coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular in Karnataka, have been disqualified by the party on Tuesday. Two Congress lawmakers, Ramesh Jarkiholi and Mahesh Kumathahalli, had been expelled last week. R Shankar, an Independent, was also disqualified last...

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today pulled up the ruling BJP for its alleged reluctance in taking action against Kuldeep Sengar, an Uttar Pradesh lawmaker accused in the Unnao sexual assault case, despite the police naming him as an accused in a road accident that ended up hospitalising the rape survivor and killing two others on Sunday.

The Congress has expelled former MP Bhalchand Yadav from the party for six years for "anti-party activities", a spokesperson said Friday.

The Gujarat High Court on Monday admitted a petition of the state Congress seeking a directive to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi to take an early decision on its demand to expel Alpesh Thakor as an MLA.

In a boost for the Bengal BJP, Bolpur lawmaker Anupam Hazra, who was earlier with Trinamool Congress, Congress's Dulal Chandra and CPM's Khagen Murmu joined the party today in the presence of senior party leaders, including Mukul Roy and National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya.

West Bengal will vote in seven phases. But with something of a flourish, in just one shot, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced names of all 42 Trinamool Congress candidates in the state.

Early in the first innings of 2019, the Trinamool Congress today lost two wickets - two sitting lawmakers - one expelled after he joined the BJP, the other before he could jump ship.

Two Congress lawmakers were on Tuesday expelled from the Telangana Assembly while 11 others were suspended for the ongoing budget session for protesting during the Governor's address to the joint sitting of Legislature.

Soon after four Congress Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) were expelled on Wednesday night by the party for anti-party activities in Bihar, they announced to join the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U).

Karnataka Congress lawmaker's son Mohammad Harris Nalapad, who is accused of beating up an injured man at a restaurant on Saturday, has surrendered today. The police said he came to Bengaluru's Cubbon Park police station this morning and surrendered.

An alarmed senior Congress leader and former lawmaker Hanumantha Rao has said he will write to party president Rahul Gandhi requesting him to expel Mani Shankar Aiyar, who was suspended by the party late last year after his "neech" slur against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A day after securing a Rajya Sabha seat for Ahmed Patel, the political adviser to Sonia Gandhi, in a cliff-hanger election, the Congress on Wednesday cracked down on eight legislators who voted against him. Following the lead of strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, the legislators had defied the whip, or formal orders from the party, to vote for Mr Patel...

Expelled Congress legislator Babush Monserrate, who has been arrested on rape charges, today alleged that he was being framed in a fake case and said he would disclose the identity of those implicating him once he is out on bail.

The Congress is all set to expel its nine rebel lawmakers in Assam. The party has also decided to ask the Assam Assembly speaker to act against Himanta Biswa Sarma, the rebel leader, under the anti-defection law for switching the side without resigning as a lawmaker.

US lawmakers voted Friday to expel George Santos, the scandal-plagued politician who lied his way into Congress and has been indicted on charges of bankrolling his lavish lifestyle with stolen donor cash.

Fourteen Congress lawmakers, responsible for bringing down the coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular in Karnataka, have been disqualified by the party on Tuesday. Two Congress lawmakers, Ramesh Jarkiholi and Mahesh Kumathahalli, had been expelled last week. R Shankar, an Independent, was also disqualified last...

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today pulled up the ruling BJP for its alleged reluctance in taking action against Kuldeep Sengar, an Uttar Pradesh lawmaker accused in the Unnao sexual assault case, despite the police naming him as an accused in a road accident that ended up hospitalising the rape survivor and killing two others on Sunday.

The Congress has expelled former MP Bhalchand Yadav from the party for six years for "anti-party activities", a spokesperson said Friday.

The Gujarat High Court on Monday admitted a petition of the state Congress seeking a directive to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi to take an early decision on its demand to expel Alpesh Thakor as an MLA.

In a boost for the Bengal BJP, Bolpur lawmaker Anupam Hazra, who was earlier with Trinamool Congress, Congress's Dulal Chandra and CPM's Khagen Murmu joined the party today in the presence of senior party leaders, including Mukul Roy and National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya.

West Bengal will vote in seven phases. But with something of a flourish, in just one shot, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced names of all 42 Trinamool Congress candidates in the state.

Early in the first innings of 2019, the Trinamool Congress today lost two wickets - two sitting lawmakers - one expelled after he joined the BJP, the other before he could jump ship.

Two Congress lawmakers were on Tuesday expelled from the Telangana Assembly while 11 others were suspended for the ongoing budget session for protesting during the Governor's address to the joint sitting of Legislature.

Soon after four Congress Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) were expelled on Wednesday night by the party for anti-party activities in Bihar, they announced to join the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U).

Karnataka Congress lawmaker's son Mohammad Harris Nalapad, who is accused of beating up an injured man at a restaurant on Saturday, has surrendered today. The police said he came to Bengaluru's Cubbon Park police station this morning and surrendered.

An alarmed senior Congress leader and former lawmaker Hanumantha Rao has said he will write to party president Rahul Gandhi requesting him to expel Mani Shankar Aiyar, who was suspended by the party late last year after his "neech" slur against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A day after securing a Rajya Sabha seat for Ahmed Patel, the political adviser to Sonia Gandhi, in a cliff-hanger election, the Congress on Wednesday cracked down on eight legislators who voted against him. Following the lead of strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, the legislators had defied the whip, or formal orders from the party, to vote for Mr Patel...

Expelled Congress legislator Babush Monserrate, who has been arrested on rape charges, today alleged that he was being framed in a fake case and said he would disclose the identity of those implicating him once he is out on bail.

The Congress is all set to expel its nine rebel lawmakers in Assam. The party has also decided to ask the Assam Assembly speaker to act against Himanta Biswa Sarma, the rebel leader, under the anti-defection law for switching the side without resigning as a lawmaker.