cross-voting

Shimla, April 10 In response to the plea of former MLAs, Rajinder Rana and Ravi Thakur, who were disqualified under the Anti-defection Law in March 2024, the Himachal High Court has directed the Secretary of the Himachal Vidhan Sabha to release their outstanding pension payments within one month...

Shimla, April 10 – In a significant development in the pending Rajya Sabha election petition, BJP leader and Member of Parliament Harsh Mahajan has secured a major legal relief from the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday, dismissing an application filed by senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu...

Ambala, April 9 Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda accused the government of imposing "arbitrary" conditions on the purchase of crops on Thursday.Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda alleged that the BJP government in Haryana continues to impose new conditions on...

Chandigarh, April 9 – Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda alleged on Thursday that the state BJP government was engaged solely in scams under the guise of crop procurement, as it “continues to impose new conditions on farmers with the intent of ensuring that the government does...

Chandigarh, April 5 The disciplinary action committee (DAC) of the Haryana Congress recommended the suspension of five party MLAs who allegedly cross-voted during last month's Rajya Sabha elections.After the committee met here on Friday evening, its chairman, Dharampal Malik, told reporters...

Chandigarh, April 3 The Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) of the Haryana Congress, which met here on Friday, will prepare a report and convey its decision to the party high command regarding the alleged cross-voting by five party MLAs during the last month's Rajya Sabha elections.The...

Chandigarh, March 30 Haryana Congress MLAs will visit 'mandis' across the state to understand the difficulties faced by farmers in wheat and mustard procurement, and to provide them with support.The decision was taken at a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting held in Delhi under the...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The opposition BJD strongly criticized its suspended MLAs on Monday, who justified their cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections, accusing them of invoking the legacy of Biju Patnaik to shield themselves from public criticism.Addressing a press conference at the...

Chandigarh, March 23 Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Monday that the five Congress legislators accused of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls to two seats in Haryana should resign on moral grounds.The Congress has already issued a show-cause notice to the five MLAs for alleged...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The opposition BJD has said the party is ready to take legal action to ensure that its six MLAs, who have been suspended for allegedly voting in favour of the BJP in the recent Rajya Sabha polls, are disqualified from the Odisha assembly.Addressing a press conference here...

Bhubaneswar, March 22 The opposition BJD on Sunday said the party is ready to go to court to ensure that its six MLAs, who have been suspended for allegedly voting in favour of the BJP in the recent Rajya Sabha polls, are disqualified from the Odisha assembly.Addressing a press conference...

Jaipur, March 22 Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday termed the recent cross-voting by Congress MLAs in the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana, Odisha, and Bihar as "unfortunate and condemnable".In a post on X, Gehlot said that at a time when Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi...

Bhubaneswar, March 21 The BJD suspended six of its MLAs on Saturday for cross-voting during the recent election for four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha.The suspended MLAs are Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishor Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic Biswal (Choudwar-Cuttack), Subasini Jena (Basta)...

Bhubaneswar, March 21 – The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) suspended six of its MLAs on Saturday for alleged anti-party activities, including cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections.In an official statement, the party said the action was taken following the issuance of show-cause notices by...

Bhubaneswar, March 20 The six BJD MLAs issued a show cause notice on Friday, asking the party whip to withdraw it, for voting for the BJP-backed independent candidate Dilip Ray in the Rajya Sabha election.The six MLAs – Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishor Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic Biswal...

Chandigarh, March 20 The Congress issued a show-cause notice to its fifth MLA from Haryana on Friday for alleged cross-voting during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.The party had earlier issued similar notices to four other legislators in the state.The notice was served to Jarnail Singh...

Chandigarh, March 20 The Congress issued a notice to its fifth MLA from Haryana on Friday for alleged cross-voting during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.The party had earlier issued similar notices to four other legislators in the state.The notice was served to Jarnail Singh, the MLA from...

Chandigarh, March 19 The Congress has issued show-cause notices to four of its Haryana MLAs who are alleged to have cross-voted during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.This action comes after the party on Wednesday named four out of the five legislators it suspected of defying the official...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 Hundreds of women activists of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a demonstration in front of the official residence of party MLA Subasini Jena on Thursday. Jena had voted in favor of the BJP-supported independent candidate, Dilip Ray, in the recent Rajya Sabha elections...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Congress named four of its five MLAs in Haryana who allegedly cross-voted in Monday's Rajya Sabha elections.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Haryana's Congress general secretary in-charge, B K Hariprasad, disclosed the names of the four MLAs who cross-voted...