BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said there was no need for his party to bring a no-confidence motion against the UPA government, saying it will fall on its own. ...
11:48 PM, Mar 20, 2013
The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh on Friday won a no-confidence motion moved by TRS and supported by YSR Congress and other opposition parties. Capping a day-long acrimonious debate in the Assembly that went on till small hours of Saturday, the motion was defeated by 84 votes in a head count by division. ...
10:36 AM, Mar 16, 2013
New Delhi: In a setback to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's efforts to topple the government through a trust vote, the AIADMK has made it clear that while it will vote against FDI in Parliament, no one has so far sought its support for the no-confidence motion against the government. "There is no change in the AIADMK's stand. We will support motion against FDI in retail. No one has approached...
03:07 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Congress leader Jagdambika Pal has said that no party has openly given its support to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee who is seeking a no-confidence motion against the government over FDI in retail. ...
02:28 PM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she would not hesitate from backing even arch-rival CPM if it introduced the no-confidence motion in Parliament. "We have no ego issues. Even if the CPI(M) moves a no-confidence motion, we will support it. This is why we are appealing all parties to think hard about whether they want UPA-II to continue. If Congress can speak to the...
01:26 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Janata Dal (United) spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari has said that the no-confidence motion would work only if the Opposition was unified. ...
11:45 AM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the AIADMK are expected to meet on Tuesday to decide on their strategy over the no-confidence motion being sought by Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee in Parliament against the government over price rise and FDI in multi-brand retail. The winter session of Parliament begins on Thursday. With just two days to go, battlelines are being drawn against the embattled Congress-led coalition...
07:21 AM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: As the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) marches on unleashing one economic reform measure after another, especially after key ally Trinamool Congress (TMC) decided to withdraw its support from the government over fuel price hikes and FDI in retail, the main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems speechless. Left with absolutely no strategy to deal with this reinvigorated government, that till a few weeks ago had been floundering...
02:37 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's strong defence of coal blocks allocation in Parliament on Monday, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government has decided to take the Opposition, particularly the Bharatiya Janata Party, head on. Sources say the government is likely to bring a confidence motion in the Lok Sabha next week to show that it has the numbers on its side. Sources say that the UPA is united...
04:30 PM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: Reacting to the arrests of Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and former BJP MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Singh Bhagora in the cash-for-votes scam, the then Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee said, "What happened on July 23 was bad and serious. It's a judicial process." But the former Lok Sabha speaker insisted that MP's should have gone to Delhi Police or informed...
05:09 PM, Sep 06, 2011
New Delhi: The "callous" approach of Delhi Police in probing the 2008 'cash-for-vote scam' came under severe criticism on Friday from the Supreme Court which asked it why no custodial interrogation has been conducted in the case so far. "We are not happy at all with probe done by the Delhi Police. This is not the way to prove the offence of such serious nature," a bench headed by Justice...
02:30 PM, Jul 15, 2011
![Yeddyurappa seeks to nix revolt with trust vote]( "Yeddyurappa seeks to nix revolt with trust vote")
Bangalore: In a politically smart move aimed at preempting the possible revolt against his leadership from any quarters should a situation arise in future, Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has decided to seek trust vote on the floor of the Assembly on Thursday. "We would like to demonstrate to the Opposition parties as well as to the people of Karnataka that all the BJP legislators are one and united under the...
10:23 AM, Jun 02, 2011
Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to a very special edition of the Last Word. The Hindu's WikiLeaks exposes have created a furore. The opposition claims this is proof of American arm-twisting and Congress corruption in politics. The government dismisses the cables as unverified and subjective. So today we ask where does the truth lie? That's with the Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, N Ram; America's Ambassador to India at the time...
08:28 PM, Mar 18, 2011
Bangalore: The BJP government of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is safe for the moment after the state High Court remained split on the disqualification of 11 BJP MLAs by Speaker K G Bopaiah. The issue will now be heard by a third judge on October 20. On the issue of disqualification of five Independent MLAs, the two-member bench of the court referred the matter to a division bench...
08:18 AM, Oct 18, 2010
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday accused the opposition Congress-JDS combine of attempting to destablise his government and said he had created "history of sorts" by winning the trust vote for a second time in a gap of three days. "I thank all those who supported my government. The government winning the trust vote today is a victory of democracy. In the history of the country, there...
04:49 PM, Oct 14, 2010
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa survived a second trial of strength in the state Assembly on Thursday, but the validity of the win will depend on the High Court's decision on the disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs on October 18. Facing the second trust vote in four days, Yeddyurappa's motion expressing confidence in his council of ministers was carried by 106 votes supporting it and 100 against. With...
07:49 AM, Oct 14, 2010
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for Thursday’s trust vote in the state Assembly but turned down a fresh plea by disqualified Independent MLAs wanting to take part in the floor test. The HC said proceedings of the Assembly regarding the confidence vote was subject to its decision on the writ petitions filed by 16 disqualified MLAs to be given on Monday. The floor test can...
05:17 PM, Oct 13, 2010
New Delhi: So was the speaker constitutionally correct in disqualifying the rebel MLA's - especially the independents? The verdict on the matter will soon be given by the Karnataka High Court. But constitutional experts seem to be divided on the legalities of the controversial political decision. Did Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah act in accordance with the Constitution by disqualifying 11 BJP rebels and 5 independents before the trust vote...
10:07 PM, Oct 11, 2010
New Delhi: Following the chaos in the Karnataka Assembly over the trust vote for the BJP government and the consequent recommendation of President’s Rule by Governor HR Bhardwaj in the state, the Congress Core Committee met to discuss the situation. Sources say that Home Minister P. Chidambaram has briefed the core committee on the trust vote and the Governor’s report has also been discussed at the meet. The Congress Core...
09:16 PM, Oct 11, 2010
Ranchi: The four-day-old Arjun Munda government in Jharkhand on Tuesday won the trust vote in the 82-member assembly by 15 votes. Forty-five members voted in favour of the BJP-led coalition and 30 against it. Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren moved the motion on behalf of the new ministry, which assumed office on September 11, ending the President's rule imposed on June 1. The state plunged into a political crisis after...
04:21 PM, Sep 14, 2010
