11 MLAs have reached the Vidhana Soudha to put forward their resignation to the Karnataka assembly Speaker. The speaker is not present at the moment. A major crisis has hit Karnataka with many Congress and JDS MLAs ready to resign.They reached Karnataka assembly Speaker’s office in the Vidhana Soudha and after waiting for him for long, submitted their resignation to the secretary of the Speaker’s office. The Speaker is not present and is at a private hospital on a visit. Few MLAs have reached Raj Bhavan to meet the GovernorRead More

“A petition was filed before the Nagpur bench of the high court Friday challenging Gadkari’s election,” said Nana Patole’s lawyer Vaibhav Jagtap. NAGPUR:  Congress leader Nana Patole Friday filed a petition before the Bombay High Court challenging Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s election to the Lok Sabha from Nagpur, alleging illegalities in the electoral process. Nitn Gadkari defeated Nana Patole by 1.97 lakh votes in the 2019 election. “A petition was filed before the Nagpur bench of the high court Friday challenging Gadkari’s election,” said Mr Patole’s lawyer Vaibhav Jagtap. HoldingRead More

The Vellore Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu will go to polls on August 5 and counting will take place on August 9, the Election Commission announced on Thursday. The Commission also announced that polling for the Patkura Assembly seat in Odisha will take place on July 20. The elections in this constituency were postponed earlier due to cyclone Fani. In April this year, President Ram Nath Kovind rescinded the elections to the Vellore Lok Sabha seat based on a recommendation of the Election Commission following a report that money powerRead More

HEIGHLIGHTS The results would be announced on august 9. The last date of filling nomination in july 18. The poll that was to be held on April 18 was rescinded following seizure of cash from a DMK functionary. CHENNAI: Election to Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, which was cancelled after seizure of money from the premises of a DMK functionary, would be hung on August 5, the Election Commission of India (ECI) reported on Thursday. The outcomes would be reported on August 9. An announcement from the ECI said race newspaperRead More

In his parting letter to the Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi said he “stood completely alone” in the Lok Sabha election challenging the BJP led by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. HIGHLIGHTS Rahul Gandhi had earlier criticised Congress leaders for putting self interest before party in election In Congress-ruled Karnataka, Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, it could win only 5 of 94 LS seats In his letter to Congress, Rahul Gandhi said people should be made accountable for party’s loss With party leaders dilly-dallying over his suggestion to find the next CongressRead More