The Latest Breaking News from Assembly

KCR elected BRSLP leader; KTR to take oath some other day

BRSLP unanimously elects KCR as leader; KTR unable to take oath due to father's medical condition; KTR requests Assembly secretary for another date to take oath along with 4-5 other MLAs.

The Hindu · Dec 9, 2023

A farmer’s son who ploughed his path in the field of politics

Ponnam Prabhakar, a 56-yr-old from Karimnagar, achieved his dream of becoming an MLA & Minister in Telangana Cabinet. His simplicity & resilience helped him win student union post in 1987 & rise to political pinnacle. He won 2009 LS election & was inducted into Cabinet in 2020. He is determined…

The Hindu · Dec 9, 2023

Two days before MLAs meet to select CM, Shivraj continues outreach; deleted X post sparks speculation

BJP's CM pick for MP to be decided Monday; Chouhan continues outreach to win 2024 LS polls. Incumbent CM visits North Bhopal, meets Muslim woman allegedly beaten for voting BJP. He credits win to women-centric welfare schemes, sending message of his popularity to party.

The Hindu · Dec 9, 2023

Telangana | BJP to boycott MLAs oath taking ceremony in protest

G. Kishan Reddy confirms BJP MLAs won't take oath in the State Legislative Assembly on Saturday in protest of Congress appointing Majlis Party leader Akbaruddin Owaisi as pro-term speaker. BJP demands election of permanent speaker by someone else & will complain to Governor to halt procedure.

The Hindu · Dec 9, 2023

Chamala Kiran condemns Raja Singh’s ‘communal’ tone on pro tem Speaker

TPCC VP Reddy dismisses BJP MLA's allegations of Congress appointing AIMIM MLA Owaisi as pro tem Speaker. Reddy says India is secular, Congress follows Constitution, no appeasement politics. BJP MLA urged to respect Assembly customs.

The Hindu · Dec 9, 2023

Gujarat Congress appoints 10 district presidents, sets up election panel

Congress reshuffles Gujarat unit after last year's defeat in Assembly election. 40-member election committee and 17-member political affairs committee appointed with former legislators Himmatsinh Patel, Lalit Vasoya and Pratap Dudhat as district presidents.

The Hindu · Dec 9, 2023

Rajasthan police in hot pursuit of Gogamedi’s killers

Hunt for Gogamedi's killers launched; police detain associates of Lawrence Bishnoi gang; police suspect they fled to NCR; Karni Senas seek to maintain Rajputs' political relevance; Gogamedi unsuccessfully contested 2013 Assembly poll. #Rajasthan: Police launch hunt to nab killers of Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, associates of Lawrence Bishnoi gang detained. Police…

The Hindu · Dec 8, 2023

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of December 4-December 8. December deep dive: On the Ballot series on RCV  On the Ballot, Ballotpedia’s weekly podcast is running a series on ranked-choice…

Ballotpedia · Dec 8, 2023

Wisconsin university system reaches deal with Republicans that would scale back diversity positions

The Universities of Wisconsin and Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos have reached a sweeping deal that would freeze hiring for diversity positions across the system in exchange for lawmakers approving employee pay raises and funding for a new engineering building at the flagship campus

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

Congress holds review meeting on Chhattisgarh Assembly poll loss

AICC held meeting to review Chhattisgarh loss; Kumari Selja expressed disappointment, listed positive factors; Jai Singh Agrawal blamed centralisation of power, lack of respect for mandate, obstructing development work; BJP won 54 seats with 13% vote swing; other leaders refrained from pointing fingers; Baghel questioned why EVM questions irritate BJP;…

The Hindu · Dec 8, 2023