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"More Congress Lawmakers In Touch With Us": Rebel Himachal MLA Who Joined BJP
More legislators are feeling suffocated in the Congress and would also show courage to leave the party in the coming days, said Rajinder Rana, one of the six disqualified MLAs who switched to the BJP on Saturday.
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Growing Resentment Within Trinamool As More Leaders Speak Against Party Leadership
Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned as an MLA amid speculations about his switching over to the BJP and setting off concern in the Trinamool Congress as several disgruntled lawmakers rallied behind him.
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Help Free 16 MLAs "In BJP Captivity", Congress Petitions Supreme Court
The ruling Congress in Madhya Pradesh, facing collapse after a section of its MLAs flew to Bengaluru and quit the party, petitioned the Supreme Court today for help to "release" its lawmakers from what it called "BJP captivity".
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Congress Expels 14 Rebel Karnataka Lawmakers
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...
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BS Yediyurappa Wins Karnataka Trust Vote, Talks Of "Forgive And Forget"
The BJP government led by BS Yediyurappa sailed through the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly today after an intense, three-week power struggle, which saw 18 lawmakers bring down the 14-month-old coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy. Yesterday, the last of the coalition's rebel lawmakers were disqualified by Speaker KR Ramesh ...
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"Believe In Forget And Forgive," Says BS Yediyurappa Ahead Of Trust Vote
BS Yediyurappa, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka last Friday, won the trust vote in the state assembly, prove majority of his three-day old government. Mr Yediyurappa said he would not indulge in "politics of vengeance" and that he believed in the "forget and forgive principle". The trust vote comes a day after eleven rebel lawmaker...
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Karnataka Speaker Slammed For Disqualifying Congress-JD(S) Lawmakers
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday slammed Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar for disqualifying 14 rebel Congress and JD(S) lawmakers and accused him of misusing his authority.
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Disqualification Of Rebel Lawmakers Sent Strong Signal: Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday welcomed Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar's decision to disqualify 14 rebels legislators, saying it will send a strong message to elected representatives across the country who might fall into "BJP's trap".
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Advantage BJP As 14 Karnataka Rebels Disqualified Day Before Trust Vote
Eleven rebel lawmakers of the Congress and three from HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular were disqualified by Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar today. The move brings down the majority mark in the assembly within the reach of the newly formed BJP government, which is expected to face a trust vote in the state assembly tomorrow.
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Payback In Mind, BJP Not Acting Against Rebel MP Lawmakers For Now
A day has passed since two BJP lawmakers - Narayan Tripathi and Sharad Kol - left the party shell-shocked by voting along with the ruling Congress over the passage of the Criminal Procedure Code (Madhya Pradesh) Amendment Bill in the state assembly, but the party doesn't seem to be in a hurry to act against them.
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"Everybody Watching Me": Speaker After Big Move On Karnataka Rebels
Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, who disqualified three of the 15 lawmakers whose resignations crashed the Karnataka government, said he would decide on the rest of the cases on an individual basis "in a couple of days".
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Speaker Disqualifies 3 Rebel Lawmakers Who Deserted Karnataka Government
Three rebel lawmakers who withdrew support to the Karnataka government and switched sides, has been disqualified by Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. "R Shankar of Ranebennur has incurred disqualification," the Speaker announced at a press conference this evening amid suspense over the fate of the 15 rebel lawmakers of the coalition government of the Congre...
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"False News", Siddaramaiah On Reports He Instigated Karnataka Lawmakers
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today rubbished reports he had instigated the rebels to resign and destabilise the coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy.
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President's Rule In Karnataka? BJP Waits For Speaker's Call On Rebels
The BJP is unwilling to stake claim to form a government in Karnataka till the Speaker takes a decision on the 16 rebel legislators who brought down the coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy, news agency IANS reported today, quoting party spokesman G Madhusudan.
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Karnataka Rebel Lawmakers Seek 4-Week Time From Speaker On Disqualification Plea
The 15 rebel lawmakers of the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) have sought four weeks' time to appear before Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar in connection with the plea for their disqualification from the State Assembly.
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"More Congress Lawmakers In Touch With Us": Rebel Himachal MLA Who Joined BJP
More legislators are feeling suffocated in the Congress and would also show courage to leave the party in the coming days, said Rajinder Rana, one of the six disqualified MLAs who switched to the BJP on Saturday.
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Growing Resentment Within Trinamool As More Leaders Speak Against Party Leadership
Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned as an MLA amid speculations about his switching over to the BJP and setting off concern in the Trinamool Congress as several disgruntled lawmakers rallied behind him.
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Help Free 16 MLAs "In BJP Captivity", Congress Petitions Supreme Court
The ruling Congress in Madhya Pradesh, facing collapse after a section of its MLAs flew to Bengaluru and quit the party, petitioned the Supreme Court today for help to "release" its lawmakers from what it called "BJP captivity".
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Congress Expels 14 Rebel Karnataka Lawmakers
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...
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BS Yediyurappa Wins Karnataka Trust Vote, Talks Of "Forgive And Forget"
The BJP government led by BS Yediyurappa sailed through the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly today after an intense, three-week power struggle, which saw 18 lawmakers bring down the 14-month-old coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy. Yesterday, the last of the coalition's rebel lawmakers were disqualified by Speaker KR Ramesh ...
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"Believe In Forget And Forgive," Says BS Yediyurappa Ahead Of Trust Vote
BS Yediyurappa, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka last Friday, won the trust vote in the state assembly, prove majority of his three-day old government. Mr Yediyurappa said he would not indulge in "politics of vengeance" and that he believed in the "forget and forgive principle". The trust vote comes a day after eleven rebel lawmaker...
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Karnataka Speaker Slammed For Disqualifying Congress-JD(S) Lawmakers
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday slammed Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar for disqualifying 14 rebel Congress and JD(S) lawmakers and accused him of misusing his authority.
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Disqualification Of Rebel Lawmakers Sent Strong Signal: Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday welcomed Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar's decision to disqualify 14 rebels legislators, saying it will send a strong message to elected representatives across the country who might fall into "BJP's trap".
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Advantage BJP As 14 Karnataka Rebels Disqualified Day Before Trust Vote
Eleven rebel lawmakers of the Congress and three from HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular were disqualified by Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar today. The move brings down the majority mark in the assembly within the reach of the newly formed BJP government, which is expected to face a trust vote in the state assembly tomorrow.
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Payback In Mind, BJP Not Acting Against Rebel MP Lawmakers For Now
A day has passed since two BJP lawmakers - Narayan Tripathi and Sharad Kol - left the party shell-shocked by voting along with the ruling Congress over the passage of the Criminal Procedure Code (Madhya Pradesh) Amendment Bill in the state assembly, but the party doesn't seem to be in a hurry to act against them.
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"Everybody Watching Me": Speaker After Big Move On Karnataka Rebels
Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, who disqualified three of the 15 lawmakers whose resignations crashed the Karnataka government, said he would decide on the rest of the cases on an individual basis "in a couple of days".
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Speaker Disqualifies 3 Rebel Lawmakers Who Deserted Karnataka Government
Three rebel lawmakers who withdrew support to the Karnataka government and switched sides, has been disqualified by Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. "R Shankar of Ranebennur has incurred disqualification," the Speaker announced at a press conference this evening amid suspense over the fate of the 15 rebel lawmakers of the coalition government of the Congre...
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"False News", Siddaramaiah On Reports He Instigated Karnataka Lawmakers
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today rubbished reports he had instigated the rebels to resign and destabilise the coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy.
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President's Rule In Karnataka? BJP Waits For Speaker's Call On Rebels
The BJP is unwilling to stake claim to form a government in Karnataka till the Speaker takes a decision on the 16 rebel legislators who brought down the coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy, news agency IANS reported today, quoting party spokesman G Madhusudan.
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Karnataka Rebel Lawmakers Seek 4-Week Time From Speaker On Disqualification Plea
The 15 rebel lawmakers of the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) have sought four weeks' time to appear before Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar in connection with the plea for their disqualification from the State Assembly.
