Tag: rebel-MLAs

Source – indiatoday.in The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expelled two rebel members from the party for contesting in the December 5 Assembly bypolls from two constituencies defying its directive, a party official said on Friday. “The party has expelled Sharath Bachegowda and Kaviraj Urs for not withdrawing their nominations from the Hoskote segment in

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: The Supreme Court today confirmed the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs whose revolt triggered the collapse of the Janata Dal Secular-Congress government and the subsequent takeover by the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP. But the court has cancelled the Speaker’s decision to bar the rebel MLAs from contesting polls till 2023. “In a parliamentary