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Earlier, the Lingayat community organisation Veer Shaiva Mahasabha had demanded not to give the ticket to Prahlad Joshi this time.

Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The general elections in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7 for its 28 constituencies. The results will be out on June 4.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its second list of 72 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is set to contest from the Haveri constituency, while BJP MP Tejasvi Surya secured the nomination for Bangalore South.

Parliament Winter Session 2023: The government has 21 Bills on its agenda for the session, including the bills to replace the IPC, the Indian Evidence Act and the CrPC.

Pralhad Joshi's strong criticism of the Congress party sheds light on the current political dynamics in Rajasthan. According to Joshi, the infighting within the Congress has adversely affected the state, prompting the electorate to make a decisive choice in favour of the BJP.

The Winter Session of Parliament will have a total of 15 sittings and continue for 19 days. According to reports, several pending key bills are likely to be taken during the session.

Polling for the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will be held on November 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.

Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi emphasised on the importance of the scientific closure of abandoned coal mines. He also said the country's electricity consumption is only one-third of the global average even as it is one of the top five solar power-producing countries globally.

The government has formed a committee headed by the former president Ram Nath Kovind to explore the feasibility of holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies.

There was no official word on the agenda of the session which will be held days after the G20 Summit in the national capital on September 9 and 10.

"Monsoon Session, 2023 of Parliament will commence from 20th July and continue till 11th August. Urge all parties to contribute towards productive discussions on Legislative Business and other items during the #MonsoonSession," said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.

India coal export: The minister also assured of an uninterrupted supply of coal in the approaching summer season- when the peak demand is expected to be 229 GW during April.

Budget Session 2023 of Parliament: The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has announced the dates for Budget Session 2023. Check here.

During a meeting of parties convened ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Tamil Nadu-based DMK and AIADMK demanded India intervene in the neighboring country which is facing a debilitating economic crisis.

Joshi had earlier in the day held a review meeting with CMD of Central Coalfields Ltd and other senior officials and carried out a detailed discussion on further increasing coal production and offtake from CCL.

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die, bringing an end to the session that saw opposition members protest on issues such as price rise and the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.    

Pralhad Joshi took a dig at the Congress party and alleged that posters of Late General Bipin Rawat are being used in Uttarakhand by the party to garner votes ahead of assembly polls in the state in 2022.

When the PM asked him what was the need to come to Delhi on foot, he said, if he had not come on foot, he probably would not have met him.

The government has also asked state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) to augment the coal supply to power producers to 1.55-1.6 million tonnes (MT) per day around the Durga Puja period, and to further scale it to 1.7 MT per day after October 20, according to a source.

Rahul Gandhi, earlier on Friday, lashed out at the Centre over the standoff with China.