K T Rama Rao

Political tensions intensified in Telangana after 21 BRS MLAs, including K T Rama Rao and T Harish Rao, were suspended from the Assembly following repeated disruptions linked to an alleged purification ritual controversy in Siddipet. The Congress government has condemned the incident, while the BRS has accused the ruling party of diverting attention from key issues

The upcoming Nandigram Assembly bypoll has triggered fresh political discussions in West Bengal after a Congress leader claimed that the Trinamool Congress had offered the seat to Congress. The TMC denied making such a proposal, adding another point of contention ahead of the October 6 bypoll.

The Supreme Court has resumed final hearings in petitions concerning the Shiv Sena split and the disqualification of MLAs from the Eknath Shinde-led faction. The Shinde camp is defending the Election Commission’s decision recognising its organisational majority in the party dispute.