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Supporters of Gehlot, Pilot exchange blows in Ajmer
Videos of the supporters of the rival camps kicking and punching each other have gone viral on social media. The clash broke out around noon when Congress workers from the rural areas reached for the meeting called by the district Congress committee.
Nitish, Tejashwi to go to Bengaluru for swearing-in ceremony of Congress govt
The Congress has sent invitations to Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav and they have accepted it. The swearing-in ceremony will start at 12.30 pm on May 20 where Siddaramaiah will take oath as Chief Minister and D.K. Shivakumar will take the oath of Deputy Chief Minister. Some ministers are also like to be sworn in.
CLP meeting ends in 20 mins, Siddaramaiah elected as leader
After the election, Siddaramaiah and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, who will be Deputy Chief Minister, went in the same car to meet the Governor at the Raj Bhavan. Shivakumar moved the proposal to elect Siddaramaiah as the legislative party leader after the commencement of the meeting and it was supported by all the 135 MLAs.
Rahul Gandhi called me and asked to work together: Karnataka Dy CM designate Shivakumar
DK Shivakumar made the remarks after his name was announced as the only Dy CM of Karnataka by party leadership. The Congress announced Siddaramaiah as the new chief minister of the southern state. The swearing-in ceremony will take place on May 20 in Bengaluru.
After Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP wants quick decision on MLAs' disqualification
NCP National Spokesperson Clyde Crasto called upon the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to act on the matter on priority now that the Supreme Court verdict is out. "Narwekar should take a non-partisan and quick decision to solve the issue... If not, then the delay in taking the decision might raise questions on the Constitutional position of the Speaker," Crasto pointed out.
Facing health problems, lost 35 kgs & am a skeleton now: Satyendar Jain to SC
The apex court issued notice on Jain's plea and also gave him liberty to move the court's vacation bench seeking urgent listing of his plea against a Delhi High Court judgment denying him bail. The bench said, "Issue notice...liberty to move vacation bencha." Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju appeared for the Enforcement Directorate.
Karnataka's secure future, people's welfare top priority: Shivakumar
Taking to social media, Shivakumar, who was vying for the post of Chief Minister, announced, "Karnataka's secure future and our peoples welfare is our top priority, and we are united in guaranteeing that." Shivakumar also shared a picture with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and designated CM Siddaramaiah.
Shivakumar, the Congress warlord of Karnataka set to play Deputy CM
Popular as a warlord for the Congress, Shivakumar was born on May 15, 1962 in Dodda Alahalli of Kanakapura taluk as the first son of Kempe Gowda and Gowramma couple. His father was a landlord and a local leader.He joined NSUI at the age of 18 years and became the president of Bengaluru district Congress from 1981 to 1983.
BSP to contest all 80 UP Lok Sabha seats in 2024: Mayawati
Mayawati asked party leaders to start preparing for the polls and aggressively carry forward the slogan 'Vote hamara, raj tumhara nahi chalega'. She accused the BJP of managing and manipulating the recent municipal elections and said that the people had seen through their game plan and would ensure the return of BSP.
During Kiren Rijiju's tenure frequent run-ins between govt and judiciary
Rijjiju's term was controversial -- the government and the judiciary had a series of differences in connection with the appointment of judges -- and at a media event, last year, he had said that judges only recommend the appointment or elevation of those they know and not always the fittest person for the job.
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