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30

May

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Settle Gruha Lakshmi arrears before quitting: BJP to Siddaramaiah

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA S Suresh Kumar on Saturday urged outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to explain the fate of ₹5,000 crore allegedly meant for beneficiaries of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, claiming that payments for February and March 2025 had not reached eligible families. He said he should pay the dues to the beneficiaries before demitting office.   In a letter addressed to Siddaramaiah, the Rajajinagar MLA said the issue was first raised in the Assembly by BJP legislator Mahesh Tenginakai during the winter session at Belagavi's Suvarna Soudha on December 9, 2025, and remained unanswered despite the passage of…

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29

May

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Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has indicated that Women’s reservation would be in place before 2029 Parliamentary polls.

Exhibiting optimism, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has said that the women’s quota law providing 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies “won’t have to wait for long”, as he indicated that it would be in place before the 2029 parliamentary polls.    The law minister in an interview to a news agency also said that a lot of things will happen before the next Lok Sabha elections.“Therefore, we will not let the Nari Shakti Vandan wait for long. The country also does not want the Nari Shakti Vandan (women’s reservation law) to…

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29

May

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Former Barnala MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon has been appointed as the new Punjab BJP president. The party has officially named him as the new state BJP president.

Former Barnala MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon has been appointed as the new Punjab BJP president. The party has officially named him as the new state BJP president. Dhillon, who was earlier with the Congress, joined the BJP in 2022. He is considered close to former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and is seen as an influential Jat Sikh leader in the Malwa region. The 75-year-old BJP leader was born in Tallewal village in Barnala district. He also served as MLA from Barnala between 2007 and 2017. He was earlier working as vice-president of the Punjab BJP after joining the…

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28

May

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Siddaramaiah to resign, Shivakumar to be next Karnataka CM

It is official now that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is stepping down from the position of Karnataka Chief Minister, with Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to hold the reins. Siddaramaiah will visit Lok Bhavan at 2:30 pm to tender his resignation.   The announcement was officially made on Thursday by Karnataka Law Minister H K Patil.   After taking part in the breakfast meeting with the chief minister, Patil, who also holds the Parliamentary Affairs portfolio, said that Siddaramaiah will visit Lok Bhavan to tender his resignation, and the proposed change in the leadership is in compliance with the directions…

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28

May

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AICC Gen Sec Surjewala to media on K’taka CM change

Clarifying that the Congress has not called a meeting of its legislature party in Karnataka amid speculation over a possible change in chief minister, AICC General Secretary in charge of the state, Randeep Singh Surjewala, on Wednesday urged the media not to speculate on the issue.   He said the Congress is capable of deciding its leadership matters and that the party would inform the public whenever any decision is taken.   “Till then, please do not speculate,” he said.   “Currently, no meeting of the legislature party has been called by the Congress party. No other decision has been…

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27

May

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TMC MP Kakali resigns from all party posts after meeting Adhikari

In a significant political development in West Bengal, TMC MP from Barasat Kakali Ghosh Dastidar resigned from all her party posts, a day after attending a high-level administrative review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in Kalyani. She has submitted her resignation letter to Subrata Bakshi, the state president of the TMC.   The development follows a series of recent changes in the party structure. On May 15, Kakali was removed from her position as Chief Whip of the TMC Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha. She was replaced by Kalyan Banerjee, a decision taken by party supremo Mamata…

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27

May

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Karnataka Muslim Organisations seek one RS seat from Congress

Karnataka’s Federation of State Muslim Organisations on Tuesday had urged the ruling Congress to allocate at least one Rajya Sabha seat to a Muslim candidate during the upcoming polls for four seats in the upper house of Parliament. Elections for the four seats from the state are scheduled for June 18.   As per the reports and based on their strength in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the Congress is expected to win three seats while the BJP-led NDA is likely to win one. The polls are necessitated by the retirement of four sitting members — Iranna Kadadi and Narayana Koragappa,…

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26

May

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Ousted TMC Chief Whip Kakoli turns up at CM Adhikari’s meet

In a development that has drawn significant political attention, TMC MP from Barasat Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar was seen attending a high-level administrative meeting in Kalyani on Tuesday— an event presided over by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.   The meeting, convened to review administrative issues across the districts of North 24 Parganas, Nadia, and Hooghly, witnessed the presence of leaders across party lines. Alongside BJP ministers and MLAs, several TMC legislators were also in attendance, marking a notable departure from past political practices.   Among those present were BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh and Agnimitra Paul, who welcomed the Chief Minister at…

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25

May

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J&K Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday gave a call to all political parties to get united for initiating dialogue with Centre to resolve major issues like statehood restoration.

Citing unity of leaders in Ladakh region for taking up issues to Centre, J&K Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday gave a call to all political parties to get united for initiating dialogue with Centre to resolve major issues like statehood restoration besides addressing genuine problems of the people of J&K. Bukhari said the panchayat and ULB elections should be conducted immediately as people are waiting.   Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari said when representatives of all groups and parties joined hands for the interests of Ladakh, Centre was forced to initiate a dialogue with them to…

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25

May

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PM Modi on BJP’s Falta sweep

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the BJP’s resounding victory in the Falta Assembly repoll in West Bengal, after the party routed the Trinamool Congress by over one lakh votes in a constituency traditionally considered an unassailable TMC fortress.   The BJP’s Debangshu Panda clinched the seat with 1,49,666 votes, comfortably defeating CPI(M) candidate Sambhu Nath Kurmi by a massive margin of 1,09,021 votes. Kurmi managed to secure 40,645 votes, whilst Congress candidate Abdur Razzak Molla came in a distant third with 10,084 votes. In a shocking turn of events for the ruling state party, TMC candidate Jahangir Khan…

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