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Telangana Congress to consult experts to discuss impact of defections; challenges MLAs who switched camp to seek fresh mandate
•Days after 12 of its MLAs jumped ship, Congress in Telangana will organise a round-table with constitutional experts to discuss the impact of defections
Ex-Congress MLAs in Telangana who joined TRS slam their former party, say they 'are not sheep or buffaloes to be purchased'
•The twelve Congress MLAs in Telangana who recently joined the ruling TRS hit back at the Opposition party's state leadership for its attack on them.
Karnataka Election Result: As Congress-JD(S) MLAs head to Eagleton 'hideout'; a look at growing trend of 'resort politics'
Fp Staff •Recent developments in Karnataka lay credence to a growing trend of party leaders carting their MLAs off to 'guarded' resorts in the face of a floor test.
Gujarat: Nine Cong members of Gandhinagar district panchayat join BJP
Fp Archives •Nine elected members of Gandhinagar zilla (district) panchayat in Gujarat joined the BJP on Monday.
Syrian defence minister defects, is now in Turkey
Fp Archives •Former Syrian Defence Minister General Ali Habib, a promiment member of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, has defected and is now in Turkey, a senior member of the opposition Syrian National Coalition told Reuters on Wednesday.