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Droupadi Murmu's tally boosted by cross-voting from Opposition members

A sizeable number of MLAs from across state assemblies cross-voted in support of Droupadi Murmu, defying their parties' stated support to Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, sources said on Thursday.

Bengal BJP houses all its MLAs in hotel on eve of Presidential polls

The BJP's West Bengal unit has arranged accommodation of its legislators, except one, at a luxury hotel in northern Kolkata since Sunday noon to ensure that all of them can go together to the Assembly

Ruckus in Goa Assembly as oppn MLAs protest against rail, road projects

Opposition legislators on Friday stormed into the well of the Goa Assembly to protest against three projects which they claimed will turn the state into a coal import hub.

Tripura govt to push for establishment of tea auction centre in state: CM

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said his government will try its best to push for establishing a tea auction centre in the state to provide better marketing facility for the tea planters. Currently, Tripura tea planters send their finished tea to either Guwahati or Kolkata auction centre to sell their product pushing the cost of tea. "The government will try its best to set up a tea auction centre in the state so that tea planters can sell their products here. Once implemented this will bring down the transportation cost of finished product", he said after inaugurating Tripura's first gas-based tea processing unit in West Tripura district's Durgabari Tea Estate. Saha said the northeastern state produces 9-10 lakh kg tea annually which is 10 per cent of the county's total tea production. Tripura is the fifth state in terms of tea production in the country. The CM said steps would be taken to export tea to Bangladesh because the state has already started producing quality

Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh, family escape cloudburst at Amaranath cave

Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh had a miraculous escape from the flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, which left 13 dead. Raja Singh and his family members who reached Amarnath by a chopper decided to use ponies to descend the hills before as the weather condition began deteriorating on Friday. We sensed that weather suddenly changed and getting deteriorated. In those circumstances chopper service would also be cancelled. So we decided to descend the hills using ponies. I could see cloudburst about one kilometer down the hills. Several tents swept away in the floods, Raja Singh told media on Friday. As the MLA is under special security protection, the army helped the family reach Srinagar. He further said there are people from different states including Telangana stranded there. According to Singh, there were thousands of devotees at the Amaranth cave for darshan on that day. Water was gushing through the hills and swept w

BJP national executive meet from Saturday; PM Modi to attend all sessions

The two-day BJP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will start on Saturday in Hyderabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend all sessions of the party's NEC meeting, a top party leader said on Friday.

Maha MLC polls: 145 MLAs vote till 11.15 am; Independents keenly watched

A total of 145 MLAs cast their votes till 11.15 am on Monday for the elections to 10 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, an official said.

Privilege motion against BJP's Adhikari for remarks on Bengal Speaker

A privilege motion was on Friday moved against Suvendu Adhikari for his "disrespectful" remarks against Speaker Biman Banerjee after the Nandigram legislator's suspension in the House was revoked.

BJP leaders' comments on Prophet not govt's view: MEA spokesperson

Facing widespread anger in the Arab countries over the controversial comments on Prophet Mohammad, India on Thursday said it has made it clear that the remarks do not reflect govt's views

This hate wave will dissipate, says Naseeruddin Shah on Prophet comment row

Amid global condemnation over BJP leaders comments on Prophet Mohammad, Naseeruddin Shah said he hopes good sense prevails and the "hate wave" against Muslims dissipates in due time

Assam cabinet reshuffle tomorrow, 2 BJP MLAs to take oath as ministers

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday indicated the expansion of his cabinet as he said that two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs will take oath as ministers tomorrow."The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Srimanta Sankardev International Auditorium in Guwahati on Thursday at around 3 pm. Two MLAs from BJP will take oath as ministers," the Assam Chief Minister said.Earlier the Assam Chief Minister said that one MLA from the hill districts will be inducted into the Assam cabinet.This will be the first cabinet reshuffle of the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led cabinet. Sarma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam on May 10 last year.Earlier on Tuesday, the Assam Chief Minister chaired a meeting in Guwahati with senior officials and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sonitpur to discuss the upcoming 'DCs' Conference'.The meeting was conducted through an online conference with the aim to review the preparations for the meeting. (ANI).

Son Vijayendra will contest 2023 Assembly polls, says BS Yediyurappa

With less than a year for the assembly elections, some BJP leaders have sought to project party strongman B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra as the future Chief Minister. Both sought to play it down on Wednesday. Yediyurappa, a former Chief Minister, however, said Vijayedra, who is currently the party Vice President, will contest the 2023 assembly polls. "I have worked and travelled across the state as party Yuva Morcha General Secretary, and now when the party has given me the responsibility of Vice President, I'm successfully performing those duties too. I will abide and work according to the party's decision," Vijayendra told reporters in Hassan. In Vijayapura, Yediyurappa said neither he nor his son have made any such statements, and would not like to react to comments made by someone close to Vijayendra. "I don't want to react and can only say, he (Vijayendra) is working and has a good future, let him work and come up.....he is a youth and is working, there is huge confiden

BJP discusses strategy for Rajya Sabha polls; MVA calls MLAs to Mumbai

Railway Minister and BJP's observer for the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Sunday held a meeting with state BJP leaders. After attending the meeting held at the BJP's office in south Mumbai, senior party leader Ashish Shelar said that strategy for the elections was finalised. Meanwhile, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, has called a meeting of its MLAs in Mumbai on June 7. Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, Devendra Fadnavis, who attended the meeting virtually as he is in home isolation after testing positive for coronavirus, said all the MLAs should vote as per their conscience. Shiv Sena leader and state minister Uday Samant told reporters that all the four candidates of MVA will sail through comfortably. "There is no need to worry. I don't know from where the BJP is getting the confidence to field three candidates, "he said. The electoral contest for the sixth Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra

Uttarakhand SDM who lodged complaint against BJP MLA transferred

The SDM had lodged a police complaint against Durgeshwar Lal at Purola Police Station accusing him of uploading misleading posts about him on the social media through an associate to malign him

TMC's Abhishek lashes out at '1% of judiciary' for ordering CBI probes

Addressing a rally in Haldia in Purba Medinipur district, Banerjee said he has avenged the "harassment" by central agencies by inducting two BJP MPs into the TMC.

Sitharaman asks voters to elect BJP candidates in TN to solve problems

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked the people of Tamil Nadu to vote for BJP so that MLAs thus elected will understand their problems and provide immediate solutions.

BJP MLAs demand separate UT for northern West Bengal at Amit Shah rally

Claiming that the people of the northern part of West Bengal have been deprived of development, two BJP MLAs on Thursday demanded a union territory (UT) for North Bengal at a party rally which was later addressed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh, a former chief of the party's West Bengal unit, said he agrees with the demand, claiming that the people of the region want it. Matigara-Naxalbari legislator Anandamay Barman and Dabgram-Phulbari MLA Shikha Chatterjee spoke in favour of a union territory. Reacting to the demand, the ruling Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of fanning separatism. "If Ladakh can be carved out as a union territory from Jammu & Kashmir, why not North Bengal? What is the harm in it? The people of North Bengal have been deprived for decades and it is time to stop that deprivation. I would request the prime minister and the union home minister to look into the demand," Barman said. Echoing his party colleague, Chatterjee

Odisha BJP requests Guv to withdraw 'false case' against party MLA

A delegation of Odisha BJP led by party chief whip in Assembly Mohan Majhi on Tuesday requested Governor Ganeshi Lal to withdraw 'false case' filed against party MLA Subash Chandra Panigrahi.

Champawat MLA Kailash Gahtori resigns, vacates seat for Uttarakhand CM

Gahotri had offered to vacate his seat for Dhami soon after the latter was sworn in as chief minister

Delhi Assembly: Speaker suspends 3 BJP MLAs amid chaos in House

MLAs Anil Bajpai, Jitender Mahajan and Ajay Mahawar were told to leave after they stood on the benches even as the Speaker requested them to sit down