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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: MPs

Biennial polls for eight Rajya Sabha seats to be held on 19 June

The term of 8 members of the Upper House—two from Assam and six from Tamil Nadu—will be coming to an end between June and July.

MPs’ salaries, pensions, allowances hiked by Centre. Here’s how much they will get now

Salaries of members of Parliament hiked by 24% with effect from 1 April 2025 on the basis of Cost Inflation Index.

ED lodged 193 cases against politicians in last 10 yrs, with 2 convictions & 0 acquittals—govt data

Presenting data in RS, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said no information is available on whether ED cases against oppn leaders have increased in recent years.

Delhi BJP is a house divided. It has too many leaders vying for power, not enough consultation

The capital’s elected representatives are miffed with the state unit for ‘ignoring’ them, as many see next year’s polls as the party’s best chance to make a comeback.

AAP RS MPs muted over Kejriwal’s arrest. Among ‘reasons’ are surgery, IPL & distance from politics

As AAP grapples with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, Raghav Chadha’s absence from political forefront has led to a void in party’s central leadership, causing internal friction.

Six MPs, and counting — why YSRCP sitting MPs are deserting Jagan ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Winning a bulk of Andhra Pradesh’s 25 seats is as important to Jagan as retaining power in state, political observers say, as YSRCP chief alters candidates to ward off anti-incumbency.

Year after sizing down MP Chambers project, govt ‘rethinks’ plans to build it near new Parliament

In January, CWPD invited pre-qualification bids for construction of new office spaces for MPs. Discussions going on about looking for alternate plots and other aspects, it is learnt.

Denied BJP ticket, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat’s son-in-law revolts — ‘Strategy to defame ex-V-P’s legacy’

Seven MPs accommodated in list for Rajasthan election. Vidyadhar Nagar MLA Narpat Singh Rajvi, the son-in-law of Shekhawat, was replaced by Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari.

House panel pushes for 18 yrs as minimum age for contesting polls — ‘can be reliable, responsible’

Currently, candidates must be at least 25 years old. Panel also recommends harsher punishment for making false declarations from six-month jail to a maximum of two years & fine.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.