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The Congress party has targeted Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over his scheduled visit to Delhi to meet President Droupadi Murmu, where he is expected to raise concerns about Rajya Sabha MPs defecting to the BJP.
India's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced it will seek the disqualification of seven of its ten Rajya Sabha MPs who recently defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This move follows heightened mistrust within AAP, with reports of intelligence agencies monitoring its MLAs.
Seven Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament, including prominent leader Raghav Chadha, have defected from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), significantly impacting AAP's strength in the upper house.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Rajya Sabha, bidding farewell to retiring Members of Parliament and emphasizing the continuous nature of politics.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is scheduled to meet President Murmu on May 5 to address the defection of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs to the BJP, seeking their recall to safeguard the people's mandate.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is seeking a meeting with President Murmu to recall seven Rajya Sabha MPs who defected from AAP. A minister also questioned the authenticity of two signatures on the defection letter, suggesting potential forgery.
An ADR report indicates that 73 Rajya Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases against them, while 31 MPs (14 percent) possess a net worth of billions of rupees, highlighting wealth and legal issues among Indian parliamentarians.
Two members of the Pawar family are set to become Rajya Sabha MPs from Maharashtra this time. They belong to different parties, different political camps, and different generations.
Kiren Rijiju denied allegations of coercion after seven Rajya Sabha MPs defected from AAP to BJP, asserting that 'good people' have left Arvind Kejriwal. He criticized Kejriwal for allegedly running AAP as a 'private party' and also targeted the INDIA bloc.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs Raghav Chadha and Swati Maliwal, along with six other lawmakers, have defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leading AAP to initiate disqualification proceedings. This mass defection has significant implications for the party's political standing and raises questions about its future in Delhi.
Prime Minister Modi pointed to the ongoing nature of politics during a farewell to 59 Rajya Sabha members.