Politics

According to latest reports, there will be a Cabinet Reshuffle in Odisha on May 22. New ministers will take oath in the first half of Monday.

After weeks of discussion, Congress veteran Siddaramaiah on Saturday took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka while State Congress President DK Shivakumar sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister at Sree Kanteerava Stadium.

TNI Bureau: The Congress Party has finally announced the name of new Chief Minister of Karnataka. While Siddaramaiah will be the CM, DK Shivakumar will be the only Deputy CM. DK Shivakumar will also hold the post of Karnataka Congress…

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi who was hounded over the last few months, delivered a big blow to PM Modi and BJP in Karnataka by leading the party to a big win and dethroned BJP in their lone Southern bastion.

BJD Candidate and daughter of late Naba Kishore Das, Deepali Das won the bypolls in Jharsuguda by a huge margin of 48,721 votes.

As per Election Commission of India (ECI), Congress takes the lead in 63 seats, BJP in 42 seats while JDS leads in 09 seats.

The counting of votes for the Jharsuguda Assembly by-elections began at 8 am on Saturday amid tight security arrangements.

Odisha Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha has resigned from his post on Friday. He is likely to be included in the Cabinet, it's believed.

The Supreme Court observed the deviation in the Government process in Maharashtra while questioning the Speaker's role in appointing the Whip of Shinde Camp.

The high voltage campaign for the Jharsuguda Assembly by-poll came to an end today. Voting for the bypoll is scheduled to be held on May 10.