Himachal Pradesh: Six disqualified Congress MLAs, three independents join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha electionsThose who joined the BJP are Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chetanya Sharma and Devinder Kumar Bhutto -- ...
26 Mar, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
Reinstatement of Rahul Gandhi's LS membership a temporary relief: BJP MP Tejasvi SuryaBJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday said the reinstatement of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership is a temporary relief to the Congress leader t...
07 Aug, 2023, 03.02 PM IST
42 lost membership of Parliament since 1988, maximum 19 in 14th Lok SabhaThe latest round of disqualification of Congress leader Gandhi, NCP leader Mohammad Faizal P P, and BSP leader Afzal Ansari came after thei...
07 May, 2023, 02.08 PM IST
Plea filed in Supreme Court against automatic disqualification of convicted legislatorsThe plea challenges the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which lays down the automatic...
25 Mar, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
Maharashtra Budget session: CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena issues whip for full attendanceThe Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has issued a whip to "all" its legislators to remain present full-time during...
27 Feb, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Imran Khan challenges Pakistan's Election Commission's disqualification rulingThe 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician lost membership of the parliament, as well as, barred from contesting elections for five years ...
22 Oct, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
Imran Khan faces long legal battle in wake of disqualification verdictImran Khan on Friday lost membership of Parliament, as well as, barred from contesting elections for five years after the Election Commissi...
22 Oct, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
Pakistan's Election Commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan for five yearsA four-member bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja, announced the verdict against Khan at the ECP Secret...
21 Oct, 2022, 03.15 PM IST
Delhi HC rejects plea against presidential polls, says Supreme Court has the exclusive jurisdiction on such mattersThe court also said that the remedy in relation to a Presidential election was in the form of an "election petition", and not a writ petiti...
22 Jul, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
Three allies of Pak PM Imran's ruling coalition indicate to ditch him in no-trust voteAround 100 lawmakers from PML-N and PPP submitted the no-confidence motion on March 8, alleging that the PTI government led by PM Imran Kha...
24 Mar, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
If Pakistan PM Imran Khan succeeds in disqualifying dissident PTI lawmakers, he may lose majorityNotably, in 342-seat National Assembly, the PTI-led ruling coalition has 178 seats and the opposition has 163 seats. As many as 172 seats a...
20 Mar, 2022, 06.37 PM IST
Irate members of Pakistan PM Khan's party storm into Sindh House against dissident lawmakersAround 100 lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) submitted a no-confidence motion before...
19 Mar, 2022, 07.09 PM IST
Pak PM Imran Khan faces revolt from within his ruling party ahead of no-trust voteNearly two dozen disgruntled lawmakers from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ruling party have openly threatened to vote against him on...
18 Mar, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
Bihar Legislative Assembly speaker disqualifies four JD(U) MLAsThe Speaker had reserved his order on disqualification proceedings against these four JD(U) MLAs last month, the Legislative Assembly secre...
27 Dec, 2014, 03.28 PM IST
Kapil Sibal proposes bill to keep criminals away from politicsInterestingly, Parliament, during the Monsoon session, negated the Supreme Court order that barred jailed people from contesting elections.
10 Nov, 2013, 11.53 AM IST
Somnath Chatterjee hails withdrawal of ordinanceFormer Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today welcomed the UPA government's decision to withdraw the ordinance on convicted lawmakers.
02 Oct, 2013, 10.07 PM IST
BJP flays ordinance on convicted lawmakers"Who was eager to promulgate an Ordinance to make frauds, cheats, rapists and murderers as our MPs and MLAs?" Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.
25 Sep, 2013, 03.12 PM IST