Defection
(Search results - 13)IndiaAug 17, 2019, 12:36 PM IST
Former AAP minister Kapil Mishra joins BJP
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel earlier this month had disqualified Mishra under the anti-defection law after he campaigned for the BJP during the Lok Sabha elections in May.
IndiaJul 27, 2019, 1:57 PM IST
Karnataka Congress leader MB Patil says party defections will become common
Karnataka Congress leader MB Patil rued that party defections have become a common phenomenon and would continue in the future. He also said that defectors would point fingers at Karnataka as an example
ViralJul 26, 2019, 12:40 PM IST
Karnataka Speaker indulges in revenge politics; disqualifies three rebels
Revenge politics takes centre stage in Karnataka. While the BJP defeated the coalition government in the recent trust vote, Just For Laughs on MyNation tells you how the Speaker, in turn, left the BJP speechless by disqualifying three of the rebels
IndiaJul 12, 2019, 11:53 AM IST
Karnataka rebel MLAs case: Youth Congress leader moves Supreme Court seeking intervention
The counsel of Anil Chacko Joseph, the Youth Congress leader, told the Supreme Court bench that the resignations by the rebel MLAs were nothing but a kind of defection and sought a hearing as an intervenor.
IndiaJun 24, 2019, 4:02 PM IST
Telangana Congress confused after anti-defection law proves ineffective against indecisive MLA
After Telangana MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy of the Congress hinted at joining the BJP, the Congress is now considering taking action against him. However, the party plans to take legal opinion in view of the argument that anti-defection law may not apply if he is suspended.
IndiaJun 8, 2019, 12:08 PM IST
Telangana Congress to move high court over MLAs’ defection; TRS says ‘serve people first’
Telangana Congress is set to move high court on Monday, June 10, regarding 12 MLAs, who defected to the ruling TRS. The KCR-led party, however, refuted claims of purchasing the MLAs and advised the Congress to work for the people instead of indulging in publicity gimmicks.
PoliticsJun 7, 2019, 3:49 PM IST
Telangana: TRS defends defection of 12 Congress MLAs to join KCR-led party
Impressed by the ruling government's programmes, welfare, good governance and people's positiveness towards the TRS, 12 Congress MLAs decided to join hands with the Chandrashekar Rao-led party.
IndiaMar 27, 2019, 6:32 PM IST
Goa: Two of three MGP MLAs split from party, join BJP
As two out of the three MLAs have merged the legislature wing, they are saved from inviting anti-defection law, which makes it mandatory that two-third of the strength should agree for merger.
PoliticsMar 16, 2019, 4:42 PM IST
Shyama Charan Gupta makes ghar wapsi: All you need to know about latest defection from BJP
BJP's Prayagraj lawmaker Shyama Charan Gupta defection to Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party came just hours before the BJP release its first list for the Lok Sabha election
IndiaMar 9, 2019, 3:49 PM IST
Karnataka Speaker issues notices to 4 Congress MLAs for defection
Rebel Congress leader Umesh Jadhav might not be worried about it because it is speculated that he is likely to be pitted against veteran party leader Mallikarjun Kharge in the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Karnataka
IndiaMar 5, 2019, 5:55 PM IST
Siddaramaiah: Difficult to accept Umesh Jadhav's resignation
Siddaramaiah said that anti-defection law applies to Umesh Jadhav and the matter of his disqualification from MLA post has not been finalised yet.
IndiaNov 8, 2018, 3:20 PM IST
Saravanan dumps Kerala Congress, joins BJP; more defections expected
Saravanan, the councillor of Kalpathy ward, who had resigned from Congress, has joined BJP.
NewsJul 21, 2018, 12:20 PM IST
15,000 TMC, Congress and RSP workers to join BJP after Mamata Banerjee commemorates ‘Shahid Divas’ in Bengal
TMC-turned-BJP leader Mukul Roy is engineering this mass defection. Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP’s leader in charge of Bengal, will be present on the occasion. BJP’s State unit president Dilip Ghosh will preside over a similar programme in Malda, making hundreds of TMC members join his party, and then join Roy in Balurghat.