Karnataka Congress Lawmakers

From a point where it was reportedly struggling to get ministers and lawmakers to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka, the Congress has now found itself facing a problem of plenty as well as a public feud in the prestige constituency

Confidence in the INDIA bloc took a hit by close of voting after six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh and seven Samajwadi Party lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh cross-voted in the February 27 Rajya Sabha election.

JD(S) on Monday faced another round of dissidence with its MLC requesting voters to back a Congress nominee in the election to Legislative Council from the South Graduates' constituency.

In a massive controversy over a Karnataka Congress leader's "enjoy rape when inevitable" comment in the state assembly, a shocking video shows the Speaker and MLAs laughing at the comment.

The deputy chairman of the Karnataka legislative council was manhandled and dragged off his chair by Congress lawmakers today in chaos that has rarely taken such extreme proportions inside any assembly in the country.

A four-time Karnataka BJP MLAjoined the Congress on Thursday amid mounting resentment over several disqualified lawmakers being fielded by the ruling party in the upcoming assembly bypolls as a reward for bringing down the HD Kumaraswamy government.

DK Shivakumar has already paid a court fee of over one crore in a case against BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. The case will be taken up for hearing on September 18.

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...

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 ...

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...

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.

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".

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.

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".

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...

From a point where it was reportedly struggling to get ministers and lawmakers to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka, the Congress has now found itself facing a problem of plenty as well as a public feud in the prestige constituency

Confidence in the INDIA bloc took a hit by close of voting after six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh and seven Samajwadi Party lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh cross-voted in the February 27 Rajya Sabha election.

JD(S) on Monday faced another round of dissidence with its MLC requesting voters to back a Congress nominee in the election to Legislative Council from the South Graduates' constituency.

In a massive controversy over a Karnataka Congress leader's "enjoy rape when inevitable" comment in the state assembly, a shocking video shows the Speaker and MLAs laughing at the comment.

The deputy chairman of the Karnataka legislative council was manhandled and dragged off his chair by Congress lawmakers today in chaos that has rarely taken such extreme proportions inside any assembly in the country.

A four-time Karnataka BJP MLAjoined the Congress on Thursday amid mounting resentment over several disqualified lawmakers being fielded by the ruling party in the upcoming assembly bypolls as a reward for bringing down the HD Kumaraswamy government.

DK Shivakumar has already paid a court fee of over one crore in a case against BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. The case will be taken up for hearing on September 18.

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...

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 ...

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...

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.

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".

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.

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".

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...