The 13 month-old Karnataka coalition government of JD-S and Congress slumped into crisis following the resignation of their 11 MLAs from the membership of the state assembly on Saturday.
Siddaramaiah seems overwhelmed by problems coming at him from every direction, reports Aditi Phadnis.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused it of destabilising institutions, polarising society and mistaking its parliamentary majority for a licence to impose its narrow ideology on people
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is hailed as the architect of economic reforms in the country, is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, it was announced on Tuesday.
In a major exercise ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Congress on Thursday night constituted screening committees for all states and union territories for early selection of candidates.
K C Venugopal (Congress) charged the Modi government with providing little funds for the MGNREGA.
So who stands to benefit the most by a weak Opposition? What's behind the sudden public spat between the two parties?
Kumar, a Dalit, as its candidate for president against NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind.
The main Opposition party is likely to lose some more of its strength in 2016-17
The results are a ringing endorsement of Modi's popularity, his government's achievements in the last five years and his campaign, which centred around national security, nationalism and Hindutva.
Seeking to blunt Bharatiya Janata Party's efforts to 'appropriate' legacy of Ambedkar, Sonia said, "Congress had given Dr Ambedkar his dues by appointing him as chairman of the Draft Committee of Constitution."
He accused the BJP of creating friction between communities and 'igniting' fire and ramped up his attack on the PM.
The biggest winner was Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan who ran her ship with self-confidence and aplomb.
'Jignesh Mevani has many strengths: Youth, articulation, fearlessness, proficiency with social media, political and ideological flexibility.' 'Also focus, as in targeting the BJP as the one and only enemy for now and using that justification to align with the rest,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Opposition said saying it lacked vision and road map to execute ideas.
'For short-term gain, the BJP makes extraordinary promises, they take extraordinary decisions, but in the long term it is going to impact both them and the country.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the vote of thanks to the President's speech on the opening day of the Budget session.
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