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'Humbled': K'taka CM-designate DK Shivakumar's first reaction

In his first reaction after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar on Saturday said he was “humbled” and formally staked claim to form the government in the state. In a post on X, Shivakumar wrote, “Humbled to be unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party at the CLP meeting held in Vidhana Soudha today. Along with Shri Siddaramaiah and other leaders, I met the governor and formally submitted our...

Times of India 11d ago

Poaching fears? Congress relocates Madhya Pradesh MLAs to Karnataka, ahead of RS polls

Ahead of Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leaders on Tuesday alleged poaching attempts by Bharatiya Janata Party and shifted its MLAs to Congress-ruled Karnataka to prevent cross-voting. "All Congress MLAs are being shifted to Bengaluru in party-ruled Karnataka," Saunsar MLA Vijay Revanath Choure told news agency PTI. This comes after the Congress Legislature Party held a meeting late Monday night at the residence of leader of opposition in the MP assembly, Umang Singhar.

Times of India 1d ago

DK Shivakumar meets Karnataka governor, stakes claim to form govt

NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Saturday met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and staked claim to form the government after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP). Shivakumar's meeting at Raj Bhavan came shortly after the CLP elected him as its new leader at a meeting held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, formally paving the way for him to become Karnataka's next chief minister. Outgoing chief minister Siddaramaiah proposed Shivakumar's...

Times of India 11d ago

(T)oo (M)uch (C)haos? Mamata's party faces its biggest crisis — Latest developments

Trinamool means "grassroots" — a name chosen by Mamata Banerjee when she founded the party in 1998 to project it as a movement powered from the ground up. But on Wednesday, the castle that Mamata built for over two decades seemed vulnearable and perhaps facing its greatest crisis. In an unprecedented revolt, that has drawn parallels from when Shiv Sena broke in 2022, 58 rebel TMC MLAs led by expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee claimed control of the Trinamool Congress legislature party and...

Times of India 7d ago

Karnataka: CLP to elect DK Shivakumar leader today, paving way for CM post

DK Shivakumar is set to be formally elected as the new leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Bengaluru, succeeding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. AICC leaders will attend the meeting where Shivakumar will be elected, followed by his submission of the CLP resolution to the governor to stake his claim in forming the new cabinet.

Times of India 11d ago

From TMC insider to rebel leader: Who is Ritabrata Banerjee, man at the centre of turmoil

In a major escalation of the crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), expelled party leader Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose had recognised him as the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and accepted the rebel camp's claim to legislature party status. Addressing a press conference, Banerjee said the rebel faction represented the "real and main opposition" in the Assembly and announced a new leadership structure. He named Javed...

Times of India 7d ago

The fall of the twin flowers: How Mamata Banerjee lost control of her party

The Trinamool Congress was built around one leader, one family name and one political belief - that Mamata Banerjee alone could hold the party together and lead it to victory every time. Barely a month after a crushing assembly defeat, that belief is facing its biggest test as a rebellion threatens to split the party she founded 28 years ago. Prologue: The unthinkable For nearly three decades, the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) was Mamata Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee was the Trinamool Congress.

Times of India 4d ago

'We are real opposition': Expelled TMC leader Ritabrata claims speaker's nod to rebel group

In a major setback for Mamata Banerjee, expelled Trinamool Congress leader Ritabrata Banerjee claimed on Wednesday that assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose had appointed him as the leader of the opposition in the state assembly. Ritabrata further claimed that the Speaker has accepted the rebel group's claim for legislature party status "We are real and main opposition in West Bengal assembly according to parliamentary norms," Ritabrata said. "Javed Khan, Sandeepan Saha, Sabina Yasmin, Shiuli...

Times of India 7d ago

If TMC splits, speaker's role key in recognising 'real party'

As Trinamool Congress stares at its biggest crisis with a faction claiming the support of 58 of 80 MLAs, the role of the West Bengal assembly speaker will be decisive in recognising one camp as the "original party" - as happened in the case of Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. The Constitution's Tenth Schedule bars the "constitutional sin" of defection. After the deletion of 'Paragraph 3' from the schedule in 2003, the defence of 'split' is no longer available to members facing disqualification...

Times of India 6d ago

TMC split on display: Rebel leaders attend CM Suvendu Adhikari's review meeting

In another sign of the growing divide within the Trinamool Congress, several party MLAs attended Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administrative review meeting on Wednesday, even as the opposition party grappled with its biggest internal crisis since losing power in West Bengal. Among those present at the Nabanna meeting were rebel leaders Ritabrata Banerjee, Javed Khan and Sandipan Saha. Their attendance came hours after Banerjee and other dissident legislators met Assembly Speaker...

Times of India 7d ago