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An MLA in Odisha, India, has been accused of firing a weapon belonging to his Personal Security Officer (PSO) during a Ram Navami procession, with the incident caught on camera, leading to a case being registered against him.
A political row has intensified between the Congress and BJP over alleged bribery in Rajya Sabha polls, with Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar accusing the BJP of attempting to carry out horse trading of Congress's Odisha MLAs, who were reportedly staying at a Bengaluru resort.
Odisha MLA Mangu Khilla and 37 other passengers narrowly escaped a bus fire in Vizianagaram district after a tyre burst. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated before the vehicle was completely gutted.
Five candidates are vying for four vacant seats amid massive allegations of poaching of MLAs
A private bus en route from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangpur caught fire near Ramabhadrapuram in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, reportedly due to a rear tyre burst.
The Congress had summoned all its 14 MLAs to Bhubaneswar on Thursday night, and then moved eight of them to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru.