The Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh was at the receiving end from both Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the violence in Ghaziabad in which six people were killed.
The four-year-old Vasundhara Raje council of ministers in Rajasthan was on Monday expanded with induction of five ministers.
However, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her five cabinet colleagues have won their respective constituencies.
They have been expelled for their decision to contest elections against party candidates.
Thus far in 2017-18, FIIs and MFs have invested Rs 198.91 billion and Rs 1,119.49 billion in the Indian equity markets. Of this, around Rs 152.46 billion has come in January alone.
Growth has been slowing year-on-year for the IT sector but investors have continued to bet on it.
IT companies have, in recent times, re-invested gains arising from a weaker rupee.
The derivatives expiry on Thursday is also expected to add to the volatility.
Another negative surprise in HCL's numbers was the decline in the margin by 40 basis points to 21.4 per cent.
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