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A bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, while refusing to stay the disqualification, remarked that the petitioners would not be allowed to vote or participate in the House proceedings.

Six Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh who cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha election has been disqualified, the assembly Speaker announced today. The petition was filed by Congress MLA and state Minister Harsh Wardhan Chauhan under the Anti-Defection Law for disqualification.

Sources reveal that the Congress, aiming to salvage its government in Himachal, urged CM Sukhu to step down. This strategic move follows the reports of six Congress MLAs voting in favor of the BJP candidate during the recent Rajya Sabha elections in the state.

The Rajya Sabha election in Himachal Pradesh turned into a high-stakes battle between the Congress and BJP, with unexpected cross-voting altering the expected outcome. Six Congress MLAs defied party lines, revealing deep-seated discontent within the Congress towards Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's leadership

During the voting, Congress leaders noted that nine lawmakers did not display their ballot papers to their polling agents, fueling speculation that they might have voted against the party's candidate, Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, MLAs from the Congress have been relocated to a five-star hotel in Bengaluru to prevent cross-voting. Five candidates are contesting for four Rajya Sabha seats, intensifying the competition.

In the 2018 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress secured as many as 114 seats, emerging as the largest party, and formed a government with independent support after defeating the BJP's 109 seats.

In a bid to address the growing discontent among Congress MLAs over the delay in grant disbursement, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has taken decisive action by releasing grants under the Local Area Development Scheme. 

Bengaluru, August 17: The dramatic return of the 'Bombay Boys' (referring to the Congress MLAs who went to Mumbai to topple the Congress-JDS coalition government) to the Congress fold has sparked a whirlwind of political intrigue in the state. While Congress leaders have indirectly expressed a warm reception to those returning 'home,' the BJP leadership has maintained a stoic silence. The episode has given rise to a major shift in the state's political landscape, with implications that could ripple beyond Bengaluru.

Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar stated that due to implementing five guarantees, there won't be any government development this year. Congress MLAs expressed discontent, but leaders denied party rift. Budget allocation for welfare schemes led to increased debt and revenue shortfall.

Firewroks are expected when the Congress Legislature Party in Karnataka meets a private hotel in Bengaluru on Thursday. That's because there have been multiple reports that have emerged in recent days about party MLAs upset with the ministers in the Siddaramaiah cabinet. 
 

In a development that has sent shockwaves in Karnataka's political landscape, tension has begun to mount for the Congress government as party Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) have lodged a series of complaints against prominent ministers in the Siddaramaiah cabinet.
 

Karnataka Congress MLAs including Dinesh Gundu Rao, Rizwan Arshad, Puttaranga Shetty C and Satish Jarkiholi met party leader Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru today ahead of the party's CLP meeting.

Karnataka Budget 2023: Karnataka Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders were seen with flowers in their ears as a mark of protest, alleging that the BJP government had cheated people and made them fools by failing to fulfil promises made in the previous budget and the 2018 manifesto.
 

During the protest march, the Congress MLAs held placards and raised slogans against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his government for not providing any relief to the people who are already hit by price rise.