Legislators to be appointed to boards, corporations in first phase

Legislators to be appointed to boards, corporations in first phase

Randeep Singh Surjewala | Photo Credit: File Photo Following uneasiness among the Congress party cadre and legislators over the delay in the appointment of heads to various government-owned boards and corporations, AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala held a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar … Read more

In the Bihar Assembly, 32% legislators are OBCs; 24% belong to the General Category; EBC and Muslim legislators together number fewer than 20%

In the Bihar Assembly, 32% legislators are OBCs; 24% belong to the General Category; EBC and Muslim legislators together number fewer than 20%

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar leaves after the Winter session of the state Assembly, in Patna, on November 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI In the current Bihar Assembly, the number of legislators from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and the General Category are greater by about five percentage points and 10 percentage points, respectively, … Read more

Supreme Court asks CBI not to continue probe into charges that BJP conspired to poach BRS legislators

Supreme Court asks CBI not to continue probe into charges that BJP conspired to poach BRS legislators

Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to hold its investigation into allegations that the BJP conspired to poach Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) legislators. “The investigation is not to be continued while the matter is sub judice or it … Read more