BJP had questioned deputy CM’s appointment saying his oath violated constitutional provisions. Its petition challenging appointment of chief parliamentary secretaries is still in court.
BJP state chief and OBC leader Arun Sao & MLA Vijay Sharma, a Brahmin, will be the 2 deputy CMs. Additionally, BJP brass likely to go with ex-CM Raman Singh as speaker.
Ajit Pawar, who had joined hands with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis, was sworn in as deputy to Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra's Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress govt.
CM Yediyurappa likely to make the announcement before next cabinet expansion. Karnataka govt has 3 deputy CMs now, and it was under pressure to induct more.
From Sardar Patel to Yogi Adityanath's deputies, India has seen many deputy PMs & CMs. There’s no such post in the Constitution, but SC has said it’s ok.
As a child, Parameshwara and his brother received haircuts from their father because barbers in their hometown, Golahalli, would reportedly turn them away for being Dalits.
Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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