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Bharatiya Janata Party's Member of Legislative Council in Maharashtra, Ram Shinde on Wednesday filed his nomination for the election of the Council's Chairperson.
The post followed a meeting of the UP Deputy CM with BJP party President JP Nadda in Delhi on Tuesday. Nadda also held a separate meeting with the Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief Bhupender Chaudhary.
The development comes after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met MNS chief Raj Thackeray last week
Seventy-eight contestants are in the fray. Counting of votes will be held on June 6
Amendments will enhance checks and balances and empower the legislature to combat corruption, the move has sparked significant concerns within civil society and academia
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Thursday declared elected unopposed to the state legislative council for a fourth consecutive term.
Three candidates of the BJP, including former minister and state unit chief Mangal Pandey, also filed their nomination papers
It is a customary practice ahead of every session to convene a meeting as leaders of different parties highlight the issues they want to raise in Parliament
A preparatory meeting held at the BJP headquarters outlined strategies for the upcoming session, attended by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and other BJP legislators
The rules state that the MLAs should show respect by bowing towards the Speaker's chair, and not show their backs while entering or leaving the House or while sitting or rising from their seats
A 'White Paper' tabled by the Maharashtra government in the Legislative Council on Thursday claimed that it would not be right
In a setback to Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson and senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Neelam Gorhe on Friday joined the rival Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
The legislature decides, the executive implements and finally if anybody violates the provisions one can go to court. The judiciary must be dynamic and they must dispose of at the earliest: Naidu
The surprise move of Cong MLC Sudhir Tambe to drop out of upcoming Legislative Council polls in state and field his son have proved that but political rebellion is common in families of both leaders
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda gave his approval for the names of candidates to contest from five constituency seats in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Ambadas Danve demanded the resignation of state ministers Abdul Sattar and Uday Samant over alleged irregularities in land allotment
Wardens of 28 govt hostels have been served show cause notices and will face inquiries over various complaints about poor facilities, the Maharashtra govt informed the state Legislative Council
The opposition created an uproar in the council over a Nagpur land allotment decision by CM Eknath Shinde when he was the urban development minister in the previous MVA govt
Pratibha Singh, Sukhwinder Sukhu and Mukesh Agnihotri are considered key frontrunners for the chief minister's post
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy maintained that the bill was well within the scope of the Constitution of India