12 members are nominated by the Governor in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Seven members, who took an oath in the Legislative Council, were nominated by the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
During the proceedings in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, BJP MLC Prasad Lad demanded a resolution against Rahul Gandhi's 'not Hindu' remark in the Parliament. Agitated by this, Ambadas Danve used abusive language against him.
With no opposition candidates contesting against him, Nitish Kumar's re-election to the Legislative Council was a smooth process, underscoring his political dominance in Bihar.
The BJP has nominated four new faces including state vice president Santosh Singh, president of the western region of the party Mohit Beniwal, former mayor of Jhansi Ram Tirath Singhal and co-media incharge of Uttar Pradesh Dharmendra Singh.
The role of the Legislative Council is limited. It cannot make or break a government, and it cannot say ‘no’ to Finance Bills.
According to the Election Commission of India, the average polling percentage recorded till 4 pm was 98.11 with Rae Bareli registering the highest voter turnout at 99.35 per cent and Gorakhpur the
For the Siddi community in Karnataka, which traces its roots to Africa, Wednesday was a day to rejoice when for the first time, someone among them made it to the Karnataka legislature.
The opposition on Thursday forced the adjournment of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on the first day of the Monsoon Session, creating an uproar over the shootout in Sonbhadra district in which ten people were killed.
The Gujarat High Court has sought a detailed report from the state government on the investigation into the Surat fire tragedy that claimed lives of 22 students of a coaching institute last month.
Initial reports claimed that Abhijit died of of ill-health but post-mortem has confirmed asphyxia caused by strangulation as the cause of death.
Considering their numerical strength in the Legislative Assembly, the BJP can comfortably win five seats.
Adityanath and deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma filed their nomination papers today
RJD has only seven MLCs, but a party requires at least 9 MLCs to stake claim for the opposition leader in the council, the Deputy Chairman said
Patna: The ruling JD(U) and opposition BJP today accused each other of making the polls to 24 Legislative Council seats a "prestige issue" and claimed that the results would show the real situation on the
Patna: Hours after announcement of tie-up between JD(U) and RJD and declaration of Nitish Kumar as chief ministerial candidate, the secular alliance yesterday reached an agreement on sharing of 24 seats of Bihar Legislative Council
Mumbai: Maharashtra government yesterday refused to withdraw its notification on land acquisition, even as the opposition created ruckus in the Legislative Council here on this issue."The government issued the notification on March 13 with due
Mumbai: A day before the Maharashtra Legislative Council is scheduled to discuss a no-confidence motion against Chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh, the Congress said here today that it is willing to let go of the position, provided
Lucknow: The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh Saturday took potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after its second candidate for the Legislative Council poll held Friday lost.SP spokesman and cabinet minister Rajendra
Lucknow: Voting for the 12 seats of the Legislative Council began Friday morning, an official said. Prominent among those whose fates will be sealed by evening are Health Minister Ahmed Hasan and the Bahujan Samaj
Nagpur: Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Vinod Tawde on Tuesday said there should be transparency in the admissions for management quota seats in various colleges and the process should be done on merit basis.Tawde was talking
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