11:32 am: West Bengal Panchayat election: Out of the total 31,814 that were contested for, TMC has won 110 and is leading on 1,208, BJP has won 4 and is leading on 81, while CPI(M) has won 3 seats and has a lead on 58. Counting in progress (ANI)
11:23 am: Delhi: Two engineering students drowned in Bawana canal, search operation underway (ANI)
11:19 am: Bengaluru: JD(S)'s HD Deve Gowda joins Congress protest at Vidhan Soudha, against BS Yeddyurappa sworn-in as CM of Karnataka (ANI)
11:11 am: Governor's order is a "gross abuse" of Constitutional power, Jethmalani tells SC (PTI)
11:09 am: A bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra asks Jethmalani to mention his plea tomorrow before the bench concerned (PTI)
11:06 am: Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani moves SC in his personal capacity against the decision of the Karnataka Governor inviting BJP to form govt (PTI)
11:02 am: Modi govt is misusing institutions of central govt. I know they are threatening MLAs. Anand Singh (Cong MLA) told 'they are using ED, I had a case in ED and they are going to screw me. I'm sorry I have to protect my interest,' another Cong MLA who spoke to Singh told me-Kumaraswamy (ANI)
10:55 am: BS Yeddyurappa has become Karnataka CM third time. I have confidence that he will provide a stable and responsible govt. It is unfortunate that Congress being an old age party is indulging in nefarious activities, they should work as a constructive opposition party: Ananth Kumar, BJP (ANI)
10:53 am: All MLAs are here except Anand Singh, he is in clutches of Narendra Modi: DK Suresh, Congress MP at Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru (ANI)
10:50 am: I will request my father (HD Deve Gowda) to take the lead and talk to all regional parties and see how BJP is destroying democratic systems, we have to come together to protect interests of the country: JD(S)'s HD Kumaraswamy (ANI)
10:45 am: Our plan is to safeguard MLAs. BJP and their ministers are working to purchase MLAs, people should know about attitude of central govt. BJP does not have majority, how has the Governor behaved? He has misused his office: HD Kumarasway on Yeddyurappa being sworn in as CM Karnataka (ANI)
10:43 am: There was no urgency according to me. There was no need for the matter to be listed at night. SC has the power to undo if any wrong is done. Last night we didn't have all the papers, except the petition: Mukul Rohatgi on Supreme Court overnight bench on Karnataka situation (ANI)
10:35 am: Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa reaches Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru (ANI)
10:20 am: West Bengal Police seize 40 mobile phones from a counting centre set up at Jalpaiguri's Polytechnic Institute, amid Panchayat election results (ANI)
10:13 am: All MLAs are in contact, the two MLAs who are not present here right now will come, I also just came back from Mangaluru: Congress MLA Khader, outside Eagleton resort near Bengaluru (ANI)
10:11 am: Bengaluru: HD Deve Gowda leaves from his residence for Shangri-La Hotel, where JD(S) MLAs are lodged (ANI)
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Read More09:28 am: The matter is pending before the Court. We will go to the people and will tell them how BJP is going against the Constitution: Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru (ANI)
09:27 am: Counting of votes for West Bengal Panchayat elections begins in 6 districts of North Bengal (ANI)
