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Congress deploys Hooda, Shivakumar to defuse crisis in Himachal

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Hours after six Congress MLAs voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, the party’s top leadership swung into action to pacify the disgruntled legislators lawmakers. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed senior leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and D K Shivakumar to engage with the six MLAs, who are … Read more

Yediyurappa shows clout as Jagdish Shettar returns to BJP

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Former chief minister Jagadish Shettar returned to the BJP on Thursday, months after quitting BJP. Shettar’s return is seen as an indication of Yediyurappa and son, Karnataka unit president Vijayendra, reestablishing their hold over the party, after the humiliating defeat BJP suffered in the May assembly polls. Shettar joined BJP in the presence of Union … Read more