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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 19 A Congress delegation met Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh here on Thursday, alleging that the ruling BJP behaved as "political predators" and openly indulged in horse-trading in the recently held Rajya Sabha polls in the state.The delegation, led by Leader of Opposition...

Chandigarh, March 19 – The Haryana Congress Legislature Party submitted a memorandum to the Governor on Thursday, informing him about the alleged collusion between the BJP and the Election Officer during the elections for two Rajya Sabha seats.The memorandum stated that the Legislative...

Chandigarh, March 19 The Congress has issued show-cause notices to four of its Haryana MLAs who are alleged to have voted against their party in the Rajya Sabha elections on Monday.This action comes after the party revealed on Wednesday the names of five legislators suspected of defying the...

Patna, March 19 – A blame game is underway within the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, days after four MLAs from the opposition coalition failed to show up for voting in the biennial Rajya Sabha elections, resulting in a victory for the ruling NDA.Although the 35-MLA multi-party coalition received...

Patna, March 19 – The Patna High Court granted bail to MLA Anant Singh of Mokama in connection with the Dularchand Yadav murder case on Thursday.Justice R.P. Mishra granted the bail after hearing arguments from all parties involved.With the court's approval, Anant Singh is expected to be...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has urged the Assembly Speaker to disqualify two of its MLAs under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law) of the Constitution.The MLAs, Sofia Firdous (Barabati-Cuttack) and Dasarathi Gamango (Mohana), have...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 – The Congress party submitted a formal petition to the Assembly Speaker on Wednesday, seeking the disqualification of two of its MLAs under Article 10 of the Constitution (also known as the anti-defection law) for allegedly cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha biennial...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Haryana Assembly witnessed chaos for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as treasury and opposition benches traded barbs over the Rajya Sabha elections.After the main opposition Congress leveled allegations of "horse-trading" against the BJP, the ruling party...

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...

Chandigarh, March 18 – Haryana Congress legislator Gokul Setia has announced a protest outside the state Congress office in Chandigarh on Wednesday following the cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections and the cancellation of votes cast by the state Congress MLAs.The protest is...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 – The main opposition party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), issued show-cause notices to six of its legislators on Tuesday for voting in favour of an independent candidate backed by the BJP, in violation of party instructions during the recently concluded Rajya Sabha elections...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 A day after some party MLAs cross-voted in favor of the independent candidate Dilip Ray, backed by the BJP, in the Rajya Sabha elections, the opposition BJD issued a show cause notice to six lawmakers on Tuesday, asking them to explain their actions, which were considered a...

Chandigarh, March 17 The Congress said on Tuesday that it would issue show-cause notices to MLAs who allegedly cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana, warning of strict disciplinary action."We are going to issue a show-cause notice to them," Congress general secretary in charge of...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The opposition BJD on Tuesday praised its Rengali MLA, Sudarshan Haripal, for refusing to accept money to vote against the party in the Rajya Sabha elections, and instead remaining loyal to former chief minister Naveen Patnaik.Addressing a press conference at the party...

Chandigarh, March 17 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini launched a scathing attack on the Congress in the Assembly on Tuesday, accusing it of engaging in "political maneuvering" and making unsubstantiated accusations.The Haryana Assembly witnessed heated exchanges after the main...

Chandigarh, March 17 – Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, stated on Tuesday that the BJP had not refrained from committing the crime of vote-buying in the Rajya Sabha elections after the Assembly elections.“The BJP has vindicated the allegations...

Patna, March 17 – Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is currently undertaking his “Samriddhi Yatra” (Prosperity Journey), with the fourth phase commencing from Bhagalpur.During the visit, he reviewed the progress of development works and assessed the status of announcements made during the earlier...

New Delhi, March 17 Allegations of "horse trading" of MLAs erupted as Rajya Sabha elections saw cross-voting in Bihar, Odisha and Haryana, with the opposition Congress suspending three of its legislators in Odisha and warning some of its MLAs of strict action in Haryana.The ruling NDA won all...