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Two Jharkhand MLAs Disqualified Under Anti-defection Law
Jharkhand Assembly Speaker's Tribunal on Thursday disqualified two legislators under anti-defection law with effect from July 26, an official said.
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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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At least 9 More MLAs In Touch With Us: Disqualified Himachal Congress MLA
Rajinder Rana, one of the six Himachal Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections and was later disqualified from the assembly, today rubbished Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's claim that some rebel legislators want to return.
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Ex Maharashtra Minister Disqualified From Assembly After Conviction In Bank Scam
Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Sunil Kedar has been disqualified from the state legislative assembly following his conviction by a court for misappropriation of funds at the Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank
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Pak Passes Law That Paves Way For Exiled Ex PM Nawaz Sharif's Return
Pakistan's national assembly has passed legislation limiting how long lawmakers can be disqualified from office, a state spokesman said Tuesday, paving the way for exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's return to politics.
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After Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification, Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Auto-Disqualification Of Convicted MPs
The plea challenges the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which lays down the automatic disqualification of a legislator while terming it illegal.
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Decision On Azam Khan's Son's Disqualification After Order Copy: Officials
Months after Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, his son Abdullah Azam Khan possibly faces the same fate after a Moradabad court sentenced him to two years in jail in a 15-year-old case.
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Supreme Court Rejects Abdullah Azam Khan's Disqualification Review Request
The Supreme Court has rejected Abdullah Azam Khan's review petition challenging its order upholding Allahabad High Court's verdict disqualifying the former legislator for not having attained the minimum qualifying age on the date of the election.
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Hemant Soren's Disqualification: Here Are 5 Key Options He Has Now
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will be looking for some quick legal and political moves after he is disqualified as legislator, for having a mining contract with the state government despite being in office.
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Trinamool's Mukul Roy Is BJP MLA: Bengal Speaker Junks Disqualification
West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday rejected a plea by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to disqualify BJP legislator Mukul Roy, saying that he did not find merit in the argument of the petitioner.
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Top Court Rejects BJP Leader's Plea Against Dismissal As Minister
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of BJP Member of Legislative Council (MLC), AH Vishwanath challenging Karnataka High Court order on disqualifying him from being appointed as a minister.
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Supporters Of Disqualified Congress MLA Protest In Puducherry
Shops and establishments in Bahoor, a rural Assembly segment in Puducherry, remained closed on Saturday following a call given by supporters of rebel legislator of the ruling Congress N Dhanavelou.
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Supreme Court Suggests Amending Constitution Over Powers Of Speaker To Disqualify MPs, MLAs
In a path breaking ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said Parliament should "rethink" whether the Speaker of a House should continue to have powers to disqualify lawmakers as such a functionary "belongs to a particular political party".
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Was Approached By BJP Leader To Support Yediyurappa: Disqualified MLA
A day after he joined the BJP, disqualified legislator H Vishwanath claimed that former Congress leader and now BJP MP Srinivas Prasad had approached him and said he should lead the team to bring back BS Yediyurappa to the chief ministerial post.
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Day After Supreme Court Verdict, 16 Disqualified Karnataka MLAs Join BJP
A day after the Supreme Court paved the way for them to contest the December 5 assembly bypolls in Karnataka, 16 disqualified Congress-Janta Dal (Secular) legislators on Thursday joined the BJP.
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Two Jharkhand MLAs Disqualified Under Anti-defection Law
Jharkhand Assembly Speaker's Tribunal on Thursday disqualified two legislators under anti-defection law with effect from July 26, an official said.
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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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At least 9 More MLAs In Touch With Us: Disqualified Himachal Congress MLA
Rajinder Rana, one of the six Himachal Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections and was later disqualified from the assembly, today rubbished Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's claim that some rebel legislators want to return.
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Ex Maharashtra Minister Disqualified From Assembly After Conviction In Bank Scam
Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Sunil Kedar has been disqualified from the state legislative assembly following his conviction by a court for misappropriation of funds at the Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank
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Pak Passes Law That Paves Way For Exiled Ex PM Nawaz Sharif's Return
Pakistan's national assembly has passed legislation limiting how long lawmakers can be disqualified from office, a state spokesman said Tuesday, paving the way for exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's return to politics.
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After Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification, Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Auto-Disqualification Of Convicted MPs
The plea challenges the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which lays down the automatic disqualification of a legislator while terming it illegal.
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Decision On Azam Khan's Son's Disqualification After Order Copy: Officials
Months after Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, his son Abdullah Azam Khan possibly faces the same fate after a Moradabad court sentenced him to two years in jail in a 15-year-old case.
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Supreme Court Rejects Abdullah Azam Khan's Disqualification Review Request
The Supreme Court has rejected Abdullah Azam Khan's review petition challenging its order upholding Allahabad High Court's verdict disqualifying the former legislator for not having attained the minimum qualifying age on the date of the election.
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Hemant Soren's Disqualification: Here Are 5 Key Options He Has Now
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will be looking for some quick legal and political moves after he is disqualified as legislator, for having a mining contract with the state government despite being in office.
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Trinamool's Mukul Roy Is BJP MLA: Bengal Speaker Junks Disqualification
West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday rejected a plea by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to disqualify BJP legislator Mukul Roy, saying that he did not find merit in the argument of the petitioner.
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Top Court Rejects BJP Leader's Plea Against Dismissal As Minister
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of BJP Member of Legislative Council (MLC), AH Vishwanath challenging Karnataka High Court order on disqualifying him from being appointed as a minister.
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Supporters Of Disqualified Congress MLA Protest In Puducherry
Shops and establishments in Bahoor, a rural Assembly segment in Puducherry, remained closed on Saturday following a call given by supporters of rebel legislator of the ruling Congress N Dhanavelou.
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Supreme Court Suggests Amending Constitution Over Powers Of Speaker To Disqualify MPs, MLAs
In a path breaking ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said Parliament should "rethink" whether the Speaker of a House should continue to have powers to disqualify lawmakers as such a functionary "belongs to a particular political party".
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Was Approached By BJP Leader To Support Yediyurappa: Disqualified MLA
A day after he joined the BJP, disqualified legislator H Vishwanath claimed that former Congress leader and now BJP MP Srinivas Prasad had approached him and said he should lead the team to bring back BS Yediyurappa to the chief ministerial post.
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Day After Supreme Court Verdict, 16 Disqualified Karnataka MLAs Join BJP
A day after the Supreme Court paved the way for them to contest the December 5 assembly bypolls in Karnataka, 16 disqualified Congress-Janta Dal (Secular) legislators on Thursday joined the BJP.
