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Ideology not the matter, Power is only the key in Politics : Democracy under threat in Maharashtra

Editorial by Dhiraj Mazumder : Shiv Sena is ready to form the government in Maharashtra with Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) . Holding press conference in the morning, Raut said the BJP is responsible for the current situation in Maharashtra and cannot hold Shiv Sena responsible for political turmoil in the state.

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BS Yeddyurappa leaves as CM: What next for Karnataka?

BS Yeddyurappa leaves as CM: What next for Karnataka?

BS Yeddyurappa leaves as CM: What next for Karnataka?

BS Yeddyurappa leaves as CM : In a sensational day loaded with wanders aimlessly, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yedyurappa surrendered as opposed to confronting the trust vote he will undoubtedly lose.

BS Yeddyurappa leaves as CM: What next for Karnataka?
BS Yeddyurappa

He was confirmed as Karnataka CM only two days prior by Governor Vajubhai Vala, on the grounds that he was the pioneer of the single biggest gathering, the BJP, in the recently chose Assembly. BJP has 104 MLAs in the House.

That choice was tested in the Supreme Court which did not meddle with the Governor’s choice to welcome Yedyurappa to shape the legislature, yet to slice short the time given to him to demonstrate lion’s share on the floor of the House, from 15 days to only 48 hours.

Since the representative has not passed by the tradition of welcoming a post-survey partnership and took after the one where the single biggest gathering is welcomed, the senator will now welcome Congress governing body party pioneer Siddramaiah, the active boss pastor, and the second biggest gathering with 78 seats.

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Siddaramaiah is probably going to decay the offer and present the vow of help to HD Kumaraswamy, the Janata Dal (Secular) pioneer. The Janata Dal rose as the third in the race with only 37 seats. The two autonomous MLAs are additionally said to help a JD(S) government.

With the BJP at last accommodating to the status of the fundamental Opposition party, the concentration won’t move to the JD(S) and Congress coalition. The Congress rushed to move in such manner. Indeed, even before the race comes about were finished, the Congress reported its unlimited help to HD Kumaraswamy-drove JD(S).

The Congress will have a vice president serve in the following government. G Parameswara, a senior Dalit face of the gathering, will in all likelihood be agent to HD Kumaraswamy, the imaginable boss clergyman. The Congress and JD(S) have been at loggerheads for quite a while and they will now need to deal with this coalition for the following five years.

In the sharply battled race, the Congress had denounced the JD(S) of being the B-Team of the BJP. The active boss pastor Siddaramaiah endured an embarrassing annihilation in Chamundeswari because of a JD(S) competitor. From BJPs B-Team to Congress Plan-B, HD Kumaraswamy will experience considerable difficulties trusting his gathering came an inaccessible third in the simply finished up Karnataka decision.

(This Story Originating From INDIATODAY)

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Karnataka survey comes about: BJP has a couple of alternatives available

Karnataka survey comes about: BJP has a couple of alternatives available to its to go from 104 seats to the enchantment number of 112

Karnataka survey comes about: BJP has a couple of alternatives available to its to go from 104 seats to the enchantment number of 112

Karnataka survey comes about : For the BJP that takes a gander at Karnataka as its entryway to south India, BS Yeddyurappa will require eight more MLAs to compel open the way to the seat of energy in the Vidhana Soudha. The Supreme court made Yeddyurappa’s swearing-in on Thursday a temporary issue and will take a gander at his letters given to Governor Vajubhai Vala on 15 and 16 May, in the event that they show how the enchantment number of 112 will be overseen.

What is the BJP’s methodology proceeding?

On the off chance that the Government of Karnataka is currently c/o Ballari, the Reddy siblings and partners will need to rehash Operation Kamala that they consummated as a work of art in 2008. At that point a few Congress and JD(S) administrators were bumped to leave from their seats cutting down the quality of the House for the Yeddyurappa administration to achieve a lesser lion’s share check. Along these lines, seven of them challenged situates on the BJP ticket and five of them got re-chose. The whole arrangement was said to be coordinated by the Reddy gathering, strengthening their clout in guaranteeing the BJP government survived.

To such an extent that amid Yeddyurappa’s prior spell as boss priest in the vicinity of 2008 and 2011, polluted mining nobleman Gali Janardhana Reddy used to call attention to that BSY is just boss clergyman in Bengaluru. “I am the central clergyman of Ballari,” he used to allegedly boast.

The primary alternative 10 years after the fact is do Operation Kamala variant 2.0. The numbers are six lower than last time — 104 contrasted with 110 out of 2008, making the activity considerably more troublesome. What they have to do is to guarantee 14 absentations with a specific end goal to cut down the half check to 104 so that the BJP goes too far.

Karnataka survey comes about: BJP has a couple of alternatives available to its to go from 104 seats to the enchantment number of 112
Union ministers flank BS Yeddyurappa, after he was elected leader of the BJP legislature party.

How would they do it?

On target are MLAs who have any CBI or Income Tax bodies of evidence against them that will make them helpless. Administrator from Vijaypura Anand Singh, who moved from the BJP to the Congress before the races, is one such powerless connection. A mining nobleman who was captured by the CBI, he has been telling his supporters in Ballari that he will stay with the Congress. In any case, he has gone incommunicado time and again in the previous 48 hours, raising questions over his unwaveringness.

BJP pioneers who trust India is an innocent nation say Opposition MLAs will traverse out of adoration for Yeddyurappa and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative. Be that as it may, in all actuality, rank and money are the twin attractions in the Big Billion Day deal playing out in Flipkart city, Bengaluru.

Which is the reason the second target are the Lingayat administrators of the Congress if the BJP can play on their misery over HD Kumaraswamy, a Vokkaliga, driving the legislature. Standing alliance is being abused with the Lingayat MLAs told that they should rally behind their group strongman Yeddyurappa. This will be less demanding said than done in light of the fact that it will be extreme for the Lingayat Congress MLAs to clarify their day of work of gathering inside hours of being chosen.

More than the JD(S) officials, it is the Congress amass that is more powerless. The JD(S), even the individuals who are not from the Old Mysore area, will plan to discover portrayal in the bureau on the grounds that Kumaraswamy might want to demonstrate his isn’t a south Karnataka gathering and demonstrate a dish Karnataka portrayal. Inside the Congress, those from the Hyderabad-Karnataka locale areas of Ballari, Chitradurga, Raichur — the fix that was for all intents and purposes outsourced to the Reddys amid the decision — will be most helpless to being charmed.

For those MLAs who are hesitant to challenge another decision, this time on a BJP ticket, there is a Plan B. Races to six seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council are expected on 8 June and with its quality of 104, the BJP ought to be in a situation to win four of those seats. These could be offered to any of the individuals who consent to abscond.

With B Sriramulu, and by augmentation Janardhana Reddy, entrusted with the activity of guaranteeing the Yeddyurappa government survives, Karnataka can well envision what it is in for. With the BJP enjoying whataboutery, alluding to prior situations when the Congress utilized its energy from New Delhi, it is clear it is an instance of ‘my unethicality’ versus ‘your unethicality’.

Yeddyurappa remained as boss pastor for only seven days in 2007 and 39 months in the vicinity of 2008 and 2011 preceding he was compelled to stop. The very beginning of his third term has started, however Yeddyurappa has no clue if the expiry date is a couple of days away or in 2023. ​

(This Story Originating From FIRSTPOST)

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At the point when Karnataka race soaked fire in oil, diesel costs

At the point when Karnataka race soaked fire in oil, diesel costs and govt asserted no contro

At the point when Karnataka race soaked fire in oil, diesel costs and govt asserted no control

At the point when Karnataka race : The costs of oil and diesel have remained static since April 24. The three oil showcasing organizations have not modified the costs of petroleum and diesel, a training that they embraced in June a year ago. They had moved from “once in a fortnight update” to “day by day correction” of oil costs refering to everyday variety in raw petroleum costs in the universal market.

At the point when Karnataka race soaked fire in oil, diesel costs and govt asserted no contro
Congress workers burn effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest against high prices of petrol and diesel in Kolkata.

Curiously, Brent raw petroleum costs have expanded by about $3 per barrel amid the period. On April 23, unrefined petroleum costs were around $74.50 per barrel. The costs have now expanded by 3.7 for every penny to about $77.50 per barrel. In any case, in spite of an expansion of $3 per barrel, oil advertising organizations have not updated oil and diesel rates.

The concerned open division organizations – Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation – have not disclosed in the matter of why they halted every day correction of oil and diesel costs just on the eve of Karnataka Assembly race where the BJP is looking at a rebound following five years.

Then again, the legislature has kept up that it doesn’t meddle with the valuing of petroleum and diesel. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as of late said while clearing government’s part in petroleum and diesel valuing: If by any stretch of the imagination, effectiveness is the main zone government will meddle to enhance operational productivity of oil organizations.

The costs of petroleum and diesel have not changed since April 24. A liter of petroleum costs Rs 74.63 in Delhi, Rs 77.32 in Kolkata, Rs 82.48 in Mumbai and Rs 77.43 in Chennai. In Bengaluru, one liter of petroleum could be bought for Rs 75.82.

This implies the three independent open area oil advertising organizations settled on their own not to build oil costs three weeks in front of Karnataka Assembly race. Be that as it may, there is an issue.

Just before the Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat Assembly decisions, there were endeavors to keep the oil and diesel costs unfaltering. In any case, amid that stage, oil costs had gone up by 45 paise however the diesel costs stayed settled till the races closed. Further, the legislature had affected its exclusive extract obligation cut in four years on petroleum and diesel in October, 2017 – in front of the two state decisions.

Amid January-March period a year ago, the costs of oil and diesel were kept unfaltering – only in front of races to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur gatherings. The every day amendment of petroleum costs had not yet been presented.

The costs were audited each 15 days. Be that as it may, the three PSUs chose not to update the costs upward. This was likewise the time when universal costs of unrefined petroleum had begun grabbing.

Actually, varieties in raw petroleum costs in the worldwide market take three-to a month to reflect at oil draws in the nation. This is the rough time for unrefined petroleum acquired from global markets to experience the refinery forms in India. Along these lines, there might be an upward update of oil and diesel costs post-Karnataka decision.

Be that as it may, India isn’t the main nation where oil costs indicate affectability to races. Petroleum costs have a tendency to go down in the United States around each presidential race in the nation. This pattern turned out to be more articulated in the US after 1992 presidential decision which Bill Clinton won.

For record, periodical modification of petroleum and diesel costs was presented in India in 2002 amid Atal Bihari Vajpayee administration. Investigators have for quite some time been stating that oil and diesel costs are 90 for every penny legislative issues and 10 for each penny financial matters. Put to test, the hypothesis stands valid in the light of records from the Congress administrations of the past and the present government under the BJP.

(This Story Originating From INDIATODAY)

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Caught in the act: BJP, Congress specialists giving out trade for votes out Bengaluru

Caught in the act: BJP, Congress specialists giving out trade for votes out Bengaluru

Caught in the act: BJP, Congress specialists giving out trade for votes out Bengaluru

Caught in the act : A substantial police nearness, the EC’s flying squads and state observation groups aside, political gatherings were as yet ready to purchase votes in Bengaluru South as Karnataka went to surveys Saturday, an India Today examination appeared.

Caught in the act: BJP, Congress specialists giving out trade for votes out Bengaluru
People queue up to cast their ballot in Bengaluru on Saturday.

BJP and Congress activists were found on camera passing out Rs 500-600 for each vote simply outside surveying stalls.

India Today’s investigative writers taped the appointive influencing between 10 am and twelve in Bengaluru South, where Congress gathering’s RK Ramesh and the BJP’s sitting MLA M Krishnappa were in the shred.

At a surveying stall in Nalini Raghunatha Rao Degree College, a Congress lobbyist was seen examining IDs before issuing chits and Rs 600 in real money to voters moving toward him for cash.

“I have two slips and two votes,” asked a man. “If it’s not too much trouble go and vote. At that point bring your significant other and I will give you cash for her vote too. You don’t stress,” answered the gathering laborer.

At the point when a lady voter griped about not accepting money, the dissident educated her that he had paid the cash to her significant other. “Your better half knows me from quite a while.”

The scene was the same at a stall in Bengaluru South’s Government Urdu Higher Primary School.

A supporter of the occupant BJP MLA was heard yelling “vote in favor of Modi” while conveying money.

He took a gander at race IDs, issued slips from a portable printer and gave Rs 500 to voters.

On its part, the Election Commission declared for the current month that it had sent around 1,500 flying squads supported by in excess of 2,000 state reconnaissance groups in Karnataka to check any appointive acts of neglect or code infringement in front of the present vote.

(This Story Originating From INDIATODAY)

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