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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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Topic: MLA

Study shows Indian politicians are spending less and less time in legislative assemblies

Politicians in India are expected to help their voters in practical matters by negotiating with the local administrative bureaucracy, attending local social functions, and networking with influential people.

15 MLAs unhappy with Cong-JD(S), welcome to join us, says BJP legislator

Karnataka BJP legislator Umesh Katti claimed the BJP will form a new government in the state by next week.

1 in 4 new Chhattisgarh MLAs has a criminal record, 3 of 4 are crorepatis

According to analysis carried out by electoral watchdog ADR, the 68 incoming MLAs of the Congress own assets worth an average of Rs 11.83 crore.

Amit Shah can learn a lot from Asaduddin Owaisi on candidate selection

Decision-makers in the BJP may blame the MLAs now – and the MPs in 2019 – but they may just be the fall guys.

BJP continues to repose faith in fresh-face strategy, dumps 35 MLAs & 2 ministers in MP

BJP announces first list of 177 candidates for Madhya Pradesh, names 70 fresh candidates, yet to hand out tickets in 53 seats.

‘No one cares about party’: Chorus of dissidence grows louder in Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh

BJP MLAs join party MPs to call out failures of the leadership, say RSS’ Sunil Bansal, who is another power centre in the state, doesn’t listen to MLAs.

Crorepatis in Karnataka: 64% rise in assets of re-contesting MLAs, most are from Congress

Congress’s Priya Krishna is the richest candidate with net assets of Rs 1,024 crore while independent Dilip Kumar is the poorest with assets worth just Rs 1,000.

If there is no bias, why did EC disqualify 20 AAP MLAs without a hearing?: Delhi deputy CM

Manish Sisodia alleges that BJP is creating trouble since schemes launched by AAP government have received wide support from Delhiites.

Gujarat effect: Election Commission to check truant MLAs in RS polls

Poll panel will go into the specifics of the polling area, define it in great detail to ensure there is no violation of voting procedure Anubhuti Vishnoi

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.