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The Andhra Pradesh government would introduce two Budgets where the general Budget would be held by the state finance minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy and agriculture Budget by East Godavari president K Kannababu

Karnataka Congress minister DK Shivakumar was detained by the police while he staged a dharma demanding to meet rebel MLAs in Mumbai hotel, but was denied permission. But it is said that they met BJP leaders instead. Congress supporters staged a protest opposing the treatment meted out to Shivakumar in Mumbai.

The UK ambassador's resignation comes after a series of diplomatic messages sent by him were leaked recently. In the emails, Kim Darroch described President Donald Trump's administration as "clumsy" and "inept".

Speaking to reporters in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, the BJP president said that several leaders from the TDP, Jana Sena and the ruling YSRCP are all set to quit their party and jump ship to the BJP.

NCP president Sharad Pawar has written to the chief minister of Maharashtra seeking a speedy rehabilitation for the people affected by the Tiware dam breach. 

 

Opposition leader and state BJP unit president BS Yeddyurappa has welcomed the Speaker’s move on the issue of 13 MLAs tendering their resignation.

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) asked Dravid to relinquish his post as vice-president of India Cements or be on leave until he completes his tenure. India Cements then sent him on leave to avoid conflict of interest.
 

Karnataka MLAs, including 10 of the Congress, two of the JD(S) and two Independents, left for Goa in the evening and are being accompanied by Mohit Bhartiya, president of the Mumbai BJP Yuva Morcha, sources said.

Former AICC president Sonia Gandhi met Sowmya Reddy, the Congress MLA from Bengaluru’s Jayanagar constituency and advised her not to leave the party. She is also reported to have asked her to persuade her father Ramalinga Reddy to stick on with the Congress.

Deora had expressed his desire to quit after meeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on June 26.
 

PM Modi was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president JP Nadda and the state unit chief of the saffron party, Mahendra Nath Pandey.

As HD Kumaraswamy failed to ensure the victory of son Nikhil Kumaraswamy in Mandya Lok Sabha poll and his father JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda from Tumakuru, now, with HK Kumaraswamy's appointment as Karnataka JDS president, HD Revanna is all set to stamp his authority over the party

The Sri Lankan apex court's order came after it took into consideration a number of petitions filed against the president's order, that termed the order as a violation of the fundamental rights of the convicts
 

Nadda was addressing party workers at the BJP headquarters after arriving in Lucknow where he thanked them for their work that converted to votes in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.
 

In the memorandum submitted through Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Deepak Kumar, on Friday, the Morcha has demanded stringent action against the culprits.