Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Wednesday said the state government will soon propose two separate Bills to enhance the reservation for backward classes to 42 per cent, and introduce sub categorization of Scheduled Castes to correct the historical underrepresentation of the communities and ensure balanced distribution of reservation benefits.
The main Opposition Congress in Haryana is set to be wiped out in the civic polls as early leads in the underway counting of ballots indicated that the state ruling BJP is leading on nine out of 10 posts of mayor.
On the second day of the ongoing budget session in Bhopal, Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, staged a protest near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue within the Assembly premises.
Singhar said that the Opposition wants debates on the issues of corruption, farmers’ woes, and other public welfare matters during the budget session. He alleged that the BJP does not want to discuss these issues.
Congress seemed to have decided to honour its promises made during the Assembly polls and allot an MLC seat to CPI.
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath accepted his party’s defeat in the State Assembly polls today evening and said that they respect the people’s verdict and the Congress will continue to carry out its work as a responsible opposition.
The BJP wrested Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress, and retained Madhya Pradesh even after 18 years of rule, moving towards a two-third majority in the 230-member State Assembly.
Amidst controversies surrounding state PSC appointments and the Mahadev App debacle, the Congress government under Bhupesh Baghel's leadership consistently sidestepped accountability.
Rahul Gandhi also thanked people of Telangana for giving majority to the Congress party and promised to deliver on the promises made during the polls.
As the BJP inched closer to power leading on 114 of the 199 seats in the legislative assembly seat the Congress' dream of repeating/returning to power stands shattered.
