With the BJP comfortably placed in the numbers game after the disqualification of 17 rebel MLAs that reduced the effective strength of the House, the opposition Congress and JDS did not press for division. Bengaluru: The three-day old BJP government in Karnataka headed by BS Yediyurappa on Monday proved its majority in the truncated state Assembly winning the confidence motion by a voice vote in a smooth affair. Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar announced his resignation soon after Yediyurappa won the trust vote in a process lasting less than an hourRead More

The state BJP has asserted that it is ready for elections anytime, with its general secretary Narinder Singh saying that there is still enough time left for the EC to hold polls this year. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend a meeting of BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir core group called here on Tuesday, with top party leaders, including its chief Amit Shah, set to discuss political atmosphere and party’s preparedness for assembly elections whenever they are held, sources said. The likely presence of Modi and Shah inRead More

K R Ramesh Kumar said he had performed his duty in disqualifying the 14 rebel MLAs and hoped his action would uphold ethics in politics. Hyderabad: K R Ramesh Kumar, who resigned from the post of speaker of the Karnataka assembly on Monday, said he was free of all shackles after putting in his papers and felt liberated. Kumar announced his resignation soon after the confidence motion in favour of BS Yediyurappa was cleared and the Appropriation Bill was passed. “I resigned today as a befitting tribute to Jaipal Reddy,” saidRead More

Parliament LIVE: The accident of the Unnao rape survivor in which two of her aunts were killed and she was critically injured rocked the Lok Sabha today as the Opposition cornered the government and demanded that the home minister reply on the issue in the House. The BJP, meanwhile, said it was wrong to politicise the issue and instead accused the Samajwadi Party, saying the truck involved in the accident belonged to their party’s leader. Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha is set to witness a stormy session today as the governmentRead More

Raj Thackeray, who has demanded that ballot papers be used in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, is meeting all the leaders who raised doubts over the credibility of EVMs in order to build a nationwide platform on the issue. Kolkata: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will arrive in Kolkata on Tuesday evening to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The two leaders will discuss and launch a massive campaign against the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). Speaking to News18 over the telephone Thackeray’s personal assistant, Harshal Deshpande,Read More