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TopicTrust Vote

Topic: Trust Vote

Did Atiq Ahmed help save UPA govt in 2008? Book claims he did, but Parliament records say otherwise

UPA faced trust vote in July 2008 after Left withdrew support over Indo-US nuclear deal. Records show that Atiq Ahmed, then an SP MP, defied his party whip to vote against govt.

Not ‘irreversible’, can annul if found held without authority — why SC allowed MVA trust vote

Shiv Sena had approached SC against Governor’s trust vote order, citing an apex court decision that gave its rebel MLAs time till 12 July to respond to a cancellation of membership notice.

MP assembly trust vote deferred: Will it save Kamal Nath govt or delay the inevitable?

Madhya Pradesh governor has written to CM Kamal Nath, asking him to conduct the floor test Tuesday, after the latter got the assembly adjourned till 26 March.

BJP to stake claim to form govt in Karnataka in a day or two, Yeddyurappa to be CM

BJP national general secretary Muralidhar Rao says party will form the government, but certain 'complexities' will have to be resolved before that.

What happens in Karnataka now? Speaker Ramesh Kumar’s actions, or inactions, will decide

For the BJP, pulling down the Kumaraswamy government may have been easier than forming the next government in Karnataka.

Kumaraswamy loses trust vote, Congress-JD(S) govt falls in Karnataka

The Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) coalition lost power exactly 14 months to the date after weeks of Supreme Court hearings and political manoeuvres.  

Can Karnataka MLAs be barred for skipping trust vote in line with SC order? Experts split

The Supreme Court has said the rebel Karnataka MLAs could not be compelled to attend the ongoing assembly session.

Kumaraswamy’s religious dash ahead of trust vote: 11 temples, 4 mutts, a church & a mosque

Besides the customary trip to Vokkaliga mutts, chief minister Kumaraswamy also visited mutts belonging to the Lingayats, the other major community in Karnataka.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.