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    Legislators Tour Australia, New Zealand Amidst Budget Session

    Bengaluru, February 18 At least 21 Congress legislators in Karnataka left for a foreign tour ahead of the state budget on Wednesday, as a power struggle continues within the ruling party.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is set to present the 17th budget on March 6, shortly after the legislative...
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    Karnataka Congress Leadership Tussle: Ranganath Voices Support for CM

    Bengaluru, February 18 – Amid ongoing speculation about a possible leadership change in the Karnataka Congress, party MLA H.D. Ranganath, who is considered close to Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, said on Wednesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would clarify the issue at an...
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    Karnataka Congress Lawmakers Take Foreign Trip Amid Leadership Dispute

    Bengaluru, February 18 Amid the leadership tussle in the Karnataka Congress, a group of Congress legislators, including MLAs and MLCs, left for a foreign trip in the early hours of Wednesday from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. However, the leaders denied any political motive...
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    Assam Politics: MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed Switches Parties

    Guwahati, February 17 Suspended Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed joined the Raijor Dal on Tuesday, becoming the second legislator from Assam's main opposition party to switch to the Akhil Gogoi-led outfit in two days.Ahmed, the three-time MLA from the Baghbor constituency, was welcomed to the...
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    Kharge Defends MLAs' Private Trip, Questions Permission Requirements

    Bengaluru, February 17 – Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, Priyank Kharge, son of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, attempted to downplay the controversy surrounding the recent foreign trip of some Congress legislators...
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    Raijor Dal Gains Momentum with Key Leader Additions

    Guwahati, February 16 Three-time Assam Congress MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal joined another opposition party, Raijor Dal, just months ahead of the state assembly elections.This development came hours after state Congress' former president Bhupen Kumar Borah resigned from the party, which was...
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    Congress Leader Borah Steps Down Over Recognition

    New Delhi, February 16 In a major setback for the Congress ahead of the Assam assembly elections, the party's former state unit chief, Bhupen Kumar Borah, has resigned, according to sources.Sources said Borah has sent his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. In his...
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    Shivakumar Remains Optimistic Amid Congress Leadership Speculation

    Bengaluru, February 13 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who returned from New Delhi after meeting the Congress high command amidst the leadership struggle in the state, said on Friday that he lives with "hope and confidence," and that there will always be rewards for the efforts...
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    Animal Husbandry Study Trip Planned for Karnataka Legislators

    Bengaluru, February 11 Amid speculation about a foreign trip by Congress legislators, against the backdrop of the power struggle within the ruling party in Karnataka, MLA C Puttarangashetty announced on Wednesday that 22 of them will be travelling to Australia and New Zealand next week. He said...
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    Row in J&K Assembly: CM Regrets Unparliamentary Language

    Srinagar, February 11 BJP legislators in Jammu and Kashmir have decided that they will not allow Assembly proceedings until Chief Minister Omar Abdullah admits his mistake of using unparliamentary language towards members of the opposition in the House, senior BJP leader Ashok Koul said on...
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    J&K Govt Considers Raising Personal Assistant Honorariums

    Jammu, February 10 The Jammu and Kashmir government is reviewing a proposal to increase the monthly honorarium for personal assistants working with legislators in the Union Territory.This was revealed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Tariq Hameed...
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