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Can Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla be removed? Following the Congress-led Opposition's no-confidence motion notice signed by 103 MPs, we break down the constitutional rules under Article 94.

Bengaluru: Union minister HD Kumaraswamy revealed former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda "never applied" for a ticket to contest Rajya Sabha polls and that Congress was trying to create a rift in the JD(S)-BJP alliance with what he called "false sympathy" for the JD(S) patriarch.

NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh Meenakshi Natrajan's nomination was rejected on Tuesday on charges of concealing information about a case in her affidavit.

Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination was rejected after the BJP had objected to her nomination, alleging that she had concealed her criminal record. Following the cancellation of her nomination, BJP candidate Mahesh Kevat has now been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha.

The proposed Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, aimed at fast-tracking women's quota in legislatures, was defeated in Lok Sabha on 17 April 2026.

BENGALURU: BJP's decision to nominate one of its own to fill the Rajya Sabha seat vacated by ex-PM HD Deve Gowda is being seen as the final act of bringing the curtain down on the 93-year-old JD(S) patriarch's political career of over six decades. But sources close to the family said he wouldn't retire from active politics.

Gone are the RTIs and video releases against the allegedly corrupt; the former Lok Sabha MP has turned hard right on causes like 'land jihad' and namaz on the roads.

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee questioned reports about a letter supposedly written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, saying no such letter had been made public even after 24 hours.

Bengal TMC Political Crisis Live Updates: TMC faces its biggest internal crisis as around 20 MPs led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar back the BJP-led NDA.

While the ruling JMM's candidate Baidyanath Ram is set to win one Rajya Sabha seat, its ally Congress's nominee Pranav Jha faces a challenge from NDA-backed Gujarat businessman Nathwani for the second seat