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Karnataka Congress Chief vs Chief Minister Over Poaching Of Leaders
Congress president D K Shivakumar on Thursday said Basavaraj Bommai had no morality to speak, as he was running a "coalition government" with the support of defected Congress-JD(S) MLAs.
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"Speculations With No Basis": Karnataka Chief Minister On BJP Defections
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday ruled out the possibility of anyone from the ruling BJP in the state defecting to other parties.
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Karnataka Results Example Of Trust In BJP For Political Stability: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cited the BJP taking 12 out of 15 assembly seats in the Karnataka by-election as proof that people "trusts" the BJP when it comes to political stability. The BJP galloped ahead in the 12 seats in a big boost for Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's four-month-old government, formed after defections from the previous Co...
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Amit Shah, JP Nadda Praised Smooth Merger Of Legislators: Goa BJP Leader
BJP national President Amit Shah and working President JP Nadda were impressed by how the Goa Congress MLAs merged into the BJP "so easily", "so smoothly", while a similar process was still dragging on in Karnataka, Goa assembly Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo said on Friday.
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After Rahul Gandhi's Peace-Keeping, Karnataka Finally Gets 25 Ministers
Two weeks after HD Kumaraswamy took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister, he finally has a cabinet after ally Congress settled on its choice of ministers. The man behind the turmoil was DK Shivakumar - the Congress's biggest crisis manager at a time when the party was trying to prevent defections following a hung verdict in state polls.
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Flight Plan Flops, Congress-JDS Lawmakers Leave Karnataka In Bus: 10 Facts
Its attempts to fly its lawmakers out of Karnataka grounded, Congress and Janata Dal Secular (JDS) legislators are taking an overnight bus trip from Bengaluru to Telangana capital Hyderabad, some 580 km away. "We need to take some precautions to prevent horse-trading," HD Kumaraswamy, the JDS leader, who joined hands with rival Congress to become K...
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"Preposterous": Court On Centre's Argument On Defection Law In Karnataka
The anti-defection law, which bans lawmakers from switching parties, does not apply to Karnataka's newly-elected legislators if they haven't been sworn in yet, the centre argued in a post-midnight Supreme Court hearing on Congress' petition after BJP's BS Yeddyurappa was invited by the governor to form government and also given 15 days to prove his...
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Defection Law Won't Apply Before Oath: Centre's Justification In Supreme Court
The anti-defection law that bans legislators from jumping parties does not apply to Karnataka's newly-elected legislators if they switch parties before are administered oath, KK Venugopal the centre's top law officer told three judges of the Supreme Court at a rare hearing that started well past midnight and continued till dawn.
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Amid Karnataka Deadlock, Ghulam Nabi Azad Raises Horse-Trading Concerns
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today said if the Karnataka governor invited BJP to form the government, it would mean that he was "openly inviting horse-trading, corruption and defection in the parties."
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"Mostly Our Own Defects," Says Congress Leader On Karnataka Defeat
After one more crushing defeat in Karnataka, the Congress moved to ring-fence its president Rahul Gandhi from any blame. A senior Congress leader in Karnataka lashed out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that his arrogance cost the party.
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Karnataka Congress Chief vs Chief Minister Over Poaching Of Leaders
Congress president D K Shivakumar on Thursday said Basavaraj Bommai had no morality to speak, as he was running a "coalition government" with the support of defected Congress-JD(S) MLAs.
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"Speculations With No Basis": Karnataka Chief Minister On BJP Defections
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday ruled out the possibility of anyone from the ruling BJP in the state defecting to other parties.
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Karnataka Results Example Of Trust In BJP For Political Stability: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cited the BJP taking 12 out of 15 assembly seats in the Karnataka by-election as proof that people "trusts" the BJP when it comes to political stability. The BJP galloped ahead in the 12 seats in a big boost for Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's four-month-old government, formed after defections from the previous Co...
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Amit Shah, JP Nadda Praised Smooth Merger Of Legislators: Goa BJP Leader
BJP national President Amit Shah and working President JP Nadda were impressed by how the Goa Congress MLAs merged into the BJP "so easily", "so smoothly", while a similar process was still dragging on in Karnataka, Goa assembly Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo said on Friday.
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After Rahul Gandhi's Peace-Keeping, Karnataka Finally Gets 25 Ministers
Two weeks after HD Kumaraswamy took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister, he finally has a cabinet after ally Congress settled on its choice of ministers. The man behind the turmoil was DK Shivakumar - the Congress's biggest crisis manager at a time when the party was trying to prevent defections following a hung verdict in state polls.
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Flight Plan Flops, Congress-JDS Lawmakers Leave Karnataka In Bus: 10 Facts
Its attempts to fly its lawmakers out of Karnataka grounded, Congress and Janata Dal Secular (JDS) legislators are taking an overnight bus trip from Bengaluru to Telangana capital Hyderabad, some 580 km away. "We need to take some precautions to prevent horse-trading," HD Kumaraswamy, the JDS leader, who joined hands with rival Congress to become K...
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"Preposterous": Court On Centre's Argument On Defection Law In Karnataka
The anti-defection law, which bans lawmakers from switching parties, does not apply to Karnataka's newly-elected legislators if they haven't been sworn in yet, the centre argued in a post-midnight Supreme Court hearing on Congress' petition after BJP's BS Yeddyurappa was invited by the governor to form government and also given 15 days to prove his...
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Defection Law Won't Apply Before Oath: Centre's Justification In Supreme Court
The anti-defection law that bans legislators from jumping parties does not apply to Karnataka's newly-elected legislators if they switch parties before are administered oath, KK Venugopal the centre's top law officer told three judges of the Supreme Court at a rare hearing that started well past midnight and continued till dawn.
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Amid Karnataka Deadlock, Ghulam Nabi Azad Raises Horse-Trading Concerns
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today said if the Karnataka governor invited BJP to form the government, it would mean that he was "openly inviting horse-trading, corruption and defection in the parties."
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"Mostly Our Own Defects," Says Congress Leader On Karnataka Defeat
After one more crushing defeat in Karnataka, the Congress moved to ring-fence its president Rahul Gandhi from any blame. A senior Congress leader in Karnataka lashed out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that his arrogance cost the party.
