Monday, November 18th, 2019

Karnataka’s ruling BJP is presenting most of its candidates in the by-elections to 15 assembly seats, many of them disqualified rebel MLAs, as future ministers, as the results will be crucial to its government’s survival. The Congress and the JD(S), whose coalition government the rebels brought down in July, have vowed to defeat them. The contest The December 5 bypolls followed the resignations and absence of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs, whom the then Speaker later disqualified under the anti-defection law. Monday was the last day for nominations. The Supreme Court allowedRead More