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AAP to write to Rajya Sabha chairman for disqualification of defected MPs

Anti-defection law clearly states that any type of split or faction cannot happen in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, AAP's Sanjay Singh said

'They matter little alone': Mann mocks defected AAP MPs with spice analogy

AAP Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak announced that they were quitting the party and joining the BJP along with five other MPs

K Kavitha launches new party 'Telangana Rashtra Sena' after rift with BRS

Kavitha was suspended from BRS in Sept 2025 after accusing cousins T Harish Rao and J Santosh Kumar of tarnishing KCR's image over the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project built during BRS rule

Who is Ashok Mittal? Ex-AAP MP who switched to BJP 10 days after ED raid

Rajya Sabha MP and LPU founder rose from a family sweets business to build a major education enterprise, gaining prominence in AAP before joining the exodus led by Raghav Chadha

Datanomics: Fewer sittings, but no decline in average Bills passed

Historical data shows that 4,070 Bills were passed by both Houses across 12,395 sittings during 1952-2025

Seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, including Chadha, announce switch to BJP

Seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, announce move to BJP, boosting NDA strength in Upper House ahead of crucial state elections

Raghav Chadha joins BJP, says 2/3rd of AAP Rajya Sabha MPs also merging

He stated that his own party had tried to silence him

How polling calendars dictate Indian political parties' Google ad spends

Digital campaign budgets surge and recede in lockstep with state and national election cycles

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleges 'politicisation' of SC proceedings

ED tells Supreme Court it is not suggesting constitutional breakdown in West Bengal, as Mamata Banerjee raises concerns over politicisation of proceedings during elections

Pahalgam attack anniversary: India will never bow to terror, says PM

Leaders from across the political spectrum pay tributes to victims

A 1,100-year-long tryst with democracy: Uthiramerur's push for revival

At Uthiramerur, where democracy took root centuries ago, voters now weigh history against present-day issues as Tamil Nadu's election battle heats up

PM Narendra Modi leads BJP attack on Opposition for 'betraying' women

PM Modi and BJP leaders step up campaign against Opposition parties after defeat of women's reservation Bill, accusing rivals of misleading voters ahead of key state polls

Key Constitution Amendment Bills since 2014: A look at how they fared

Shifting numbers in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha reshape NDA's strategy, as constitutional amendment Bills face tougher passage despite earlier dominance

Poll promises set to test Tamil Nadu's finances over welfare race

Tamil Nadu polls see fierce welfare pitch targeting women and youth, even as strong growth contrasts with rising fiscal pressures

Poll Pulse 2026: Time for Singur to move on from being an election prop?

Years after the Nano exit, Singur's farmers now seek industry and jobs, as the land remains caught between failed promises and political contest

StatsGuru: Women's fair political representation still a far cry

Parliament rejects 33% women's reservation Bill, as data shows persistently low representation of women in legislatures despite gains at grassroots levels

Rushed laws, reduced debate: Is Parliament losing its deliberative core?

Fewer sittings, rushed laws and shrinking debate raise concerns that Parliament's deliberative role is weakening amid rising disruptions and reduced scrutiny

Opposition plans to move notice seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

It has, however, not yet been decided which House the notice would be moved in, or whether it would be introduced in both Houses as was done last time

Defeated delimitation bill to defend 'idea of India': Rahul Gandhi

Rahul added that India that is Bharat, is a union of states, and every single state should have a voice, be free to express itself, and protect its tradition

Nefarious attempt to link delimitation to quota decisively defeated: Cong

The opposition party said the defeat also calls into question the legitimacy of "the non-biological, non-grihasthi PM"