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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
TopicMLA poaching

Topic: MLA poaching

Amid BJP-AAP poaching claim slugfest, Delhi Police crime branch to visit Delhi CM Kejriwal again

Team visited his residence Friday after BJP filed a complaint against his allegations of bribery & defection of AAP MLAs. They left without serving notice since Kejriwal was not present.

‘BJP modus operandi similar to TRS’ — Why Telangana Congress filed plaint against KCR for poaching

PCC chief Revanth Reddy also names 12 Congress MLAs who defected to TRS. Case probed earlier by SIT cannot be seen in isolation or independent from Congress' case, they claim.

‘Accused branded conspirators by CM’ — Telangana HC order transferring MLA poaching case to CBI

Cyberabad police on 26 October arrested 3 people based on tip-off by BRS MLA P. Rohith Reddy, who claimed trio offered him Rs 100 cr to join BJP, 50 cr each to 3 other BRS MLAs.

If gnomes form a conga line, is it g(e)nom(e) sequencing? And birds of a feather probe together

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

WhatsApp chats, ‘conspiracy meetings’: How BJP’s Santhosh became an accused in TRS poaching case

Telangana govt-appointed SIT submits fresh evidence against BJP's top gun in court. The senior leader's name had figured in a remand report & SIT had named him as accused last week.

Cameras, voice recorders, ‘nariyal paani’ & ‘vitamin’ – How BJP ‘agents’ were trapped in Telangana

TRS MLA Rohit Reddy was told to ask for coconut water as signal to cops for action. WhatsApp chats of accused mention list of 50 TRS & Congress MLAs, says remand document.

On Camera

How neo-casteists set up a symphony orchestra to make UGC equity guidelines fail

In the Indian education system, neo-casteism encompasses many forms of caste-based profiling, manipulation of nomenclature, political rigmaroles, and fearmongering.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

Defence budget through the years: Big leap for 2026-27, but what numbers since 1999 reveal

ThePrint’s analysis of all budgets from 1999-2026 shows that the capex as total share of defence budget was the highest under UPA I & II. Multifold jump in pension outlays.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.