Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis (C), Ajit Pawar (R) NEW DELHI: The three-day special session of the Maharashtra Assembly began on Saturday with the swearing-in of newly elected MLAs, and the election of a new Speaker is scheduled as part of agenda.This session, which sets the stage for the upcoming winter session in Nagpur from December…
NEW DELHI: In a major setback for chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday nullified the appointment of six parliamentary secretaries and declared the law under which the appointments were made as void. It also ordered the immediate withdrawal of all facilities and privileges afforded to the top officials.Pronouncing the…
MUMBAI:BJP announced a list of 22 candidates on Saturday, but the suspense remained over the names for three prominent seats in the city: Borivli, Ghatkopar East and Versova. Earlier, BJP had announced its first list of 99 candidates, which included the names of most sitting MLAs. Saturday’s list brings the total to 121 so far.The…
MUMBAI: Two days after ally BJP released its first list of 99 candidates for assembly polls, Sena named 45 of its nominees, including CM Eknath Shinde, late on Tuesday. All 40 MLAs who had left Uddhav Thackeray and joined hands with Shinde have got tickets, as have all his cabinet ministers.Besides Shinde, who will fight…
SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah has retained Ganderbal seat and resigned from Budgam after having won from both in the recent assembly polls. Protem Speaker Mubarak Gul made the announcement Monday while administering oaths to the 90 newly elected MLAs, including Omar.Sources Omar’s move to give up Budgam would necessitate a bypoll, with Omar’s…
NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to revoke the pension benefit of those state legislators who have been disqualified under the anti-defection law.The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed after discussion in the House.According to the bill, “A person shall not be entitled…
KOLKATA: MLAs on Monday got a draft copy of the Aparajita Bill, which seeks to punish all incidents of rape – including cases where the woman survives – with death or life in prison. State law minister Moloy Ghatak is likely to table the Aparajita Women, Child (West Bengal Criminal Law Amendment) Bill 2024 in…
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole MUMBAI: A few months before the crucial assembly polls, MPCC president Nana Patole on Friday expelled party MLAs Jitesh Antapurkar and Zeeshan Siddique for anti-party activities, particularly cross-voting during the legislative council polls. Earlier, the same day, Antapurkar joined the BJP in Mumbai in presence of party’s state president Chandrashekhar…
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole MUMBAI: A few months before the crucial assembly polls, MPCC president Nana Patole on Friday expelled party MLAs Jitesh Antapurkar and Zeeshan Siddique for anti-party activities, particularly cross-voting during the legislative council polls. Earlier, the same day, Antapurkar joined the BJP in Mumbai in presence of party’s state president Chandrashekhar…
CHANDIGARH: In a major blow to Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), four of its MLAs have quit the party within 24 hours.JJP, led by former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala‘s father Ajay Chautala, was ousted from power in March after its former ally BJP severed ties.On Friday – the day Election Commission announced polls to…
