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Karnataka coalition dodges crisis, threat of collapse still looms

Congress leaders say at least one of the two independents who withdrew support to the Karnataka government will join the coalition again

3 min read17 Jan 2019
News

South Korea warns North Korea not to repeat armistice violation

North Korea violated an armistice agreement with South Korea this month when North Korean soldiers shot and wounded a North Korean soldier as he defected across their border

2 min read27 Nov 2017
Politics

Shiv Sena legislator alleges bid to poach MLAs, BJP denies charge

Shiv Sena's Harshvardhan Jadhav says BJP leader Chandrakant Patil had offered him and 25 other Shiv Sena MLAs Rs5 crore each to join the BJP

2 min read16 Nov 2017
Opinion

Making party bosses give up their powers

Opacity in political financing, fear of party fragmentation, dynastic succession, and lack of intra-party democracy are all mutually reinforcing variables

4 min read1 Nov 2017
Politics

YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy writes to President over defections

Jagan Mohan Reddy alleges 21 of his MLAs and one MLC defected to ruling TDP for ministerial berths or huge cash

1 min read28 Oct 2017
Politics

Defection of MNS corporators to Shiv Sena shakes up Maharashtra’s politics

The defection of six Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporators in the BMC to the Shiv Sena has opened up several political possibilities in Mumbai politics

3 min read23 Oct 2017
Opinion

On Rajya Sabha elections

The Congress contests the Rajya Sabha polls even as the BJP, with the central machinery at its disposal, undermines it at every step

1 min read4 Aug 2017
Politics

Did not use government machinery to trigger defections: Amit Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah has dismissed allegations of his party having engineered defections in rival parties, claiming a misinformation campaign was being carried out

2 min read31 Jul 2017
Politics

Shankersinh Vaghela: Architect of political coups in Gujarat

In a reversal of fortunes, just as Shankersinh Vaghela's exit from BJP helped the Congress in the mid-1990s, this time around the advantage is for the ruling BJP

5 min read31 Jul 2017
Politics

Gujarat turmoil shows ‘resort politics’ is here to stay

Stung by the recent defection of MLAs to BJP, the Congress in Gujarat is trying to safeguard the renomination of Ahmed Patel to the Rajya Sabha

2 min read31 Jul 2017
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