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Uddhav writes to 15 MLAs backing him, lauds them for loyalty towards Sena

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has written a letter to 15 MLAs who continue to back him despite a rebellion in the party, lauding them for their "loyalty" and not falling prey

Tripura CM Manik Saha sworn in as MLA after victory in recent by-elections

Speaker Ratan Chakraborty administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Saha in the presence of deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Verma and other cabinet colleagues.

Uddhav Thackeray goes to SC after ordered to prove majority tomorrow

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has convened a special session of state assembly on Thursday, June 30, as he has asked Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove his majority

Shinde hails Hindutva's victory as SC stays disqualification of rebel MLAs

After the SC's order, it is more likely that the rebel MLAs will now push for a floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly to prove the minority of the ruling MVA alliance

SC to hear Sena MLA Eknath Shinde's plea against disqualification notice

The Supreme Court will hear the petition of rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde, who moved the court seeking a stay on the disqualification notice issued to him and other 15 rebel legislators

Cong MLAs to converge in Delhi for Satyagraha against Agnipath scheme

To strengthen its 'Satyagraha' to mark protest over the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) probe against Rahul Gandhi, Congress has called its MLAs from various states to the party headquarters in Delhi

Can a jailed MLA vote? Supreme Court says it will examine the laws

The SC was responding to pleas by two Maharashtra MLAs, Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik, who had sought permission to cast their votes in the MLC elections in the state

Cong has rules for some leaders only, says Kuldeep Bishnoi after expulsion

Hours after being expelled from the Congress, Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi on Saturday hit back at the party, accusing it of partisan behaviour.

RS polls: Wary of cross-voting, Cong shifts 28 Haryana MLAs to Chhattisgarh

The Congress has fielded its general secretary Ajay Maken for the elections, while the BJP has nominated Krishan Lal Panwar.

Story in Numbers: Asset growth of politicians between 2017 and 2022

This data analyses how much change these candidates reported in assets

No free homes for MLAs in new Mumbai project: Maharashtra minister

The housing development minister said the MLAs concerned will have to pay for the homes, expected to cost Rs 70 lakh each

Re-elected MLAs from ruling party added more wealth than others

Analysis also shows average wealth of re-elected candidates was higher than that of elected candidates

Goa Assembly polls: Assets of 37 re-contesting MLAs up 64% in five years

In most cases, people vote for individuals rather than parties

Goa independent MLA extends support to Trinamool Congress

Goa's independent MLA Prasad Gaonkar on Wednesday extended his support to the Trinamool Congress

First-term MLA to Gujarat CM: Meteoric rise of Bhupendra Patel

Bhupendra Patel, sworn in as the 17th chief minister of Gujarat on Monday, has had a phenomenal rise in state politics. After Vijay Rupani's sudden resignation on Saturday, the names of many Patidar community leaders were doing the rounds as his replacement but the 59-year-old first-term MLA was nowhere in the reckoning. Patel's elevation to the coveted post is being attributed to his closeness to former Gujarat chief minister and current Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel. Both have residences in the same locality in the city. Unanimously elected the state BJP legislature party leader on Sunday, Patel, whose Ghatlodia Assembly constituency is part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat represented by Union minister Amit Shah, is known as a soft-spoken person who made his way up in the state politics from the municipality level. Expected to lead the BJP into the 2022 Assembly polls, Patel contested his maiden Assembly election from Ghatlodia constituency in Ahmedabad in 2017 and wo

SC refuses to entertain plea of spouse of jailed BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Mukhtar Ansari's wife seeking protection of her husband, lodged in Banda prison

Congress MLAs loyal to CM Baghel stage show of strength in Delhi

A section of party MLAs known to be loyal to him staged a show of strength here Friday

Despite strict monitoring, cases against MPs, MLAs grew in 2 years, SC told

A separate report has also been filed by the Enforcement Directorate saying that 122 sitting and former lawmakers are facing prosecution under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Delhi govt approves salary hike recommended by Centre for MLAs

Delhi MLAs will now get Rs 90,000 per month as salary and allowances with the Arvind Kejriwal government approving a hike cap recommended by the Centre on Tuesday. Earlier, each MLA was getting Rs 53,000, including Rs 12,000 as salary and the remaining amount as allowances, the government said in a statement. With this hike, each legislator will get Rs 30,000 as salary and allowances totalling Rs 60,000, it said. Despite the hike, Delhi MLAs will continue to be among the lowest-paid legislators in the country, it claimed. The salary of Delhi's MLAs hasn't increased in 10 years and the Kejriwal government had requested the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that their salary and allowances be at par with MLAs of other states, the statement said.

Maharashtra's 11-term MLA and former minister Ganpatrao Deshmukh dead

Ganpatrao Deshmukh, the longest-serving MLA of Maharashtra and a senior leader of the Peasants and Workers Party (PWP), died in private hospital in Solapur on late Friday evening, said family sources