After fall of govt, Congress starts preparation for Karnataka assembly bypolls

The party at a meeting of its top leaders here also decided to face the legal battle against disqualified MLAs in theSupreme Court.

Kerala Cong workers sprinkle cow dung water to ‘purify’ venue after Dalit’s protest

In a counter-protest, the Youth Congress activists staged a march against the MLA, alleging her protest was an act to 'befool' the people.

Veteran Congress leader has been a parliamentarian for several decades and held key portfolios in various governments.

The rebels had earlier denied any BJP role in their resignations and withdrawal of support to the government.

According to sources, 15 rebel MLAs from the Congress and JD (S) are camping at a luxury hotel in Mumbai.

Singh, in an interview to ANI, had said this step is necessary to increase the population of Hindus in India.

The development came after the Supreme Court had directed them to meet the Speaker and resubmit their resignations afresh.

D K Shivakumar reached the residence of Housing Minister M T B Nagaraj at about 5 am and camped there for 4 hours, trying to pacify him.

Hoskote MLA Nagaraj and Chikballapur Congress MLA Dr K Sudhakar resigned from the Assembly on July 10.

After the merger of the breakaway Congress MLAs, the BJP's strength in the 40-member assembly has gone up to 27.