AIADMK crisis deepens as four former ministers, ex-MLAs join ruling TVK in ChennaiAIADMK faces another blow as four former ministers and ex-MLAs defect to Vijay's TVK party. This follows a series of setbacks for AIADMK af...
06 Jun, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
BJD urges Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify 8 MLAs for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha electionsThe Biju Janata Dal has petitioned the Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify eight of its MLAs. These legislators are accused of anti-party...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
West Bengal Disciplinary Committee of the Assembly to question Trinamool MLAs over absenceThe West Bengal Disciplinary Committee is set to seek clarification from Trinamool MLAs who were absent during the party's Budget session o...
24 Mar, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
Shinde-led camp real Shiv Sena, declares Maharashtra speakerThe Speaker, however, also dismissed the Shinde faction's attempt to disqualify the 14 MLAs of the UBT faction for not obeying its whip, sa...
11 Jan, 2024, 06.02 PM IST
Uddhav Thackeray presses for early disqualification of MLAs; BJP says speaker won't succumb to pressureThe Maharashtra government, meanwhile, said Thackeray's threat was meant to pressurise speaker Rahul Narwekar but he would not succumb to i...
13 May, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government to face floor test todayThe special two-day session of the State Legislative Assembly comes after a high-voltage political drama in the state where a new governmen...
04 Jul, 2022, 08.15 AM IST
Battle on between 2 Shiv Sena factions: Both sides issue separate whips for Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's electionThe group led by Shinde voted in favour of BJP's Rahul Narvekar as the Speaker, while 16 MLAs from the Thackeray-led camp voted against him...
03 Jul, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
Congress leaders erupt in anger over SC order, ties down hands of political parties over their power to issue whipCongress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah called the court order a judicial overreach at its worst to the aid of the defection o...
18 Jul, 2019, 12.51 PM IST
SC order on rebel MLAs is a bad one, sets the wrong precedent, says Karnataka Congress chiefThe Congress had pasted notices of whip at the rooms of rebel MLAs at the legislator home in Bengaluru.
17 Jul, 2019, 03.34 PM IST
View: Privilege democratic legitimacy in KarnatakaThe Supreme Court order is troublesome and would violate the principles underlying the anti-defection law.
17 Jul, 2019, 12.22 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi gives green signal to Bengal Congress to showcause party MLA Manas BhuniaChowdhury also said that Bhunia was very close to the chief minister Mamata Banerjee and had accepted the post by defying the party whip.
22 Jul, 2016, 07.41 PM IST
BJP claims support of at least 5 more Congress-PDF MLAsThe BJP claimed support amid uncertainty over the fate of Harish Rawat government which will face floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly on Mar...
23 Mar, 2016, 03.49 PM IST
Party has the right to initiate action against Jitan Ram Manjhi: JD(U)Manjhi had sent a letter to the Chief Whip of JD(U), Shrawan Kumar, raising the question as to how the whip was applicable on him as an una...
12 Mar, 2015, 05.20 PM IST
- SC-ST promotion quota: High Court dismisses PIL over whip on Constitution amendment bill
"We don't have any material to verify the proposed constitutional amendment is a matter relating to a major policy," the court said.
29 Apr, 2013, 03.48 PM IST
- BJP, RJD crack whip on errant MLAs
Cross-voting by MLAs in Thursday’s Rajya Sabha polls has taken its toll.
19 Jun, 2010, 03.16 AM IST
- Somnath rejects BJP plea for MP’s disqualification
Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee has rejected the petition seeking disqualification of Somabhai Patel from the House membership. The BJ...
13 Dec, 2008, 03.03 AM IST
- MDMK, JD (U) expel two MPs each, SAD ousts one member
Acting firmly, MDMK and JD (U) expelled two MPs each for backing the UPA during Tuesday's trust motion in Lok Sabha.
24 Jul, 2008, 03.19 PM IST