Disqualification Of Mlas  

Nine Congress and JD(S) rebel MLAs from Karnataka approached the Supreme Court against former speaker Ramesh Kumar's order of disqualifying them from contesting election till 2023.
 

Four Tamil Nadu seats that fell vacant due to the disqualification of MLAs and the death of a sitting MLA will now be in the by-poll race. The Election Commission of India has announced the dates of election for these constituencies as May 19. Along with these four constituencies, Panaji (Goa) and Kundgol (Karnataka) will also witness by-elections.

Tamil Nadu is all set for by-election for 20 Assembly seats. By-election for Tiruparankundram and Tiruvarur must be conducted before February 2016. But post the disqualification of MLAs, 18 constituencies have another six months for bypolls.
 

On September 18 last year, S Rajendran, the AIADMK whip had sought the disqualification of 18 MLAs as they had expressed that they do not have confidence in Chief Minister K Palaniswami's government. The rebels were led by TTV Dhinakaran, who was supported by Sasikala, after the death of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.