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  BJP MLA Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri elected Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker

  Politics | July 31, 2019 12:55 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has been elected unopposed as the speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The development comes after former Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had tendered his resignation from his post, soon after BS Yediyurappa government won floor test in the house.

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  Karnataka political crisis: Speaker Ramesh Kumar summons rebel Congress MLAs for hearing

  Politics | July 22, 2019 21:32 IST

  Karnataka Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar summoned the 12 rebel Congress MLAs who resigned from their Assembly seats for a hearing in response to a notice by their party disqualifying them for defying the whip, an official said on Monday.

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  Karnataka Speaker Rejects Plea By Ex-Ministers For Week's Time To Reply

  India | February 15, 2012 19:01 IST

  Bangalore, Feb 15: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah on Tuesdayrejected a plea by three former ministers for a week's time to file reply to the show-cause notices issued by him on the porn-watching episode

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  Karnataka Speaker Sends Showcause Notice To Ex-Ministers In Porngate

  India | February 10, 2012 17:28 IST

  Bangalore, Feb 10: Facing opposition flak for not summarily disqualifying three former disgraced ministers over the porn row, Karnataka Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah today said a showcause notice was issued to the trio to

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  SC Slams Karnataka Speaker, Quashes MLAs Disqualification

  India | May 13, 2011 22:11 IST

  New Delhi, May 13: In a big jolt to the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the Supreme Court today quashed the disqualification of 16 MLAs ahead of the controversial October 2010 no trust motion, saying the

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  Karnataka Speaker Declares, CM Has Won Trust Vote Amidst Chaos

  Politics | October 11, 2010 13:45 IST

  Bangalore, Oct 11 :  Amid scenes of pandemonium, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today "won" a vote of confidence in the Assembly under a cloud after the Speaker disqualified 16 MLAs, including 11 of