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The ruling BJP's plan to somehow get the anti-conversion bill passed in the Legislative Council, where it does not have a majority, fell flat and the government ended up withdrawing its decision to table it in the upper house. 

Congress MLCs walked out of the Karnataka Legislative Council on Monday unhappy with Home Minister Araga Jnanendra's response on the defacing of statues that has caused tension in Belagavi.  Jnanendra said 38 persons have been arrested so far in connection with recent incidents of defacing statues or burning Kannada flag. He said a "befitting lesson" would be taught to

The Legislative Council witnessed din for the second day on Thursday as Congress MLCs continued their protest in the Well of the House seeking a discussion on the alleged involvement of a minister and an MLC in a land-grabbing case.  The Congress MLCs - 15 of them were suspended on Wednesday - withdrew the protest when the House met again after the lunch break and Council

Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Wednesday suspended 15 Congress MLCs including Leader of Opposition S R Patil for a day, for ”intentionally” obstructing the proceedings of...

Opposition MLCs continue to boycott questions However, Deputy Chairman MK Pranesh said that members can only boycott answers if they are not satisfied, and cannot boycott questions without asking them.  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Minister for Cooperation S T Somashekar speaks at the Legislative Council at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Tuesday | Express By Express News Service BENGALURU: The refusal of Congress MLCs to ask questions to six ministers on Tuesday — citing the reason t...

High drama in Ktaka legislative council; Congress MLCs forcefully remove Dy Chairman from seat | Watch In a major announcement on Wednesday, JD(S) leader and former Indian Prime Minister HD Devegowda said his party wont contest in upcoming by-elections in Karnataka. The statement further said his party wont contest for Belgaum Lok Sabha segment, and Basavakalyan, Sindgi and Maski Assembly seats due to financial constraints. "JD(S) will not field its candidates for bypolls to Belgaum Lok Sabha a...

Senior JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti elected Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 09, 2021, 03:29 PM IST Share Synopsis Senior JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti was on Tuesday elected as the Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council, amid protests by Congress over the passage of "anti cow slaughter bill" in the House. Senior JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti was on Tuesday elected as the Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council, amid protests by Congress over the passage...

Updated: Share Article AAA Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan and BJP members A.H. Vishwanath and Ayanur Manjunath in the Legislative Council.   Despite a protracted debate in the Council that saw members cutting across party lines calling for more stringent regulation on the five new private universities proposed, four of the Bills that allows them were passed without any amendment on Wednesday. Earlier in the debate, members had suggested a long list of amendments and demanded the ...

Ahead of Ktaka Legislative Council session, Yediyurappa holds meeting with BJP MLCs ANI | Updated: Jan 27, 2021 22:53 IST Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 27 (ANI): Ahead of the state Legislative Council session, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday held a meeting with BJP MLCs at his official residence. Deputy chief ministers Ashwathnarayan C N and Govind Karajola along with Cabinet ministers R Ashok, Madhuswamy, Umesh Katti, and BJP ...

Upper Houses in Legislatures: who and what do they actually represent? India Updated: Friday, January 8, 2021, 16:24 [IST] The heart-beat of representative democracy is the working of legislative institutions which represent the citizens. In recent times, the role and functioning of such legislative bodies have come under close scrutiny. The recent suicide by the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council in Karnataka, a few weeks after he was dragged out of the Presiding Officers Chair, is sti...