Jagdambika Pal

Lok Sabha proceedings come to a halt five minutes before scheduled end of day due to lack of quorum

Within a fortnight of the convening of the 17th Lok Sabha, the business of the house on Friday collapsed due to lack of quorum minutes before it was scheduled to end

Karnataka poll results: BS Yeddyurappa is chief minister, but history has lessons for leaders without numbers

If Yeddyurappa doesn't manage to retain power beyond the window offered, it could be the second time that the Lingayat strongman is forced to step down after an all-too-brief stint as chief minister.

Uttarakhand crisis: HC ruling adds spice to potboiler; floor test ripple may touch Amit Shah

The outcome of the trust vote, to be conducted in presence and under the “observation” of registrar of Uttarakhand High Court, will not be made public and will be handed over to the court in a sealed envelope

President's rule imposed in Arunachal Pradesh: Why Congress needs to introspect

There was a suggestion that a one-day assembly session to be convened on 19 January to avoid an emerging constitutional crisis but the Congress didn't agree to take up no-confidence motion against the Speaker.

Jagdambika Pal presides over LS, pitches for food bill

As the protesting members remained undeterred, Pal said the House had important business, including "crucial legislations like the Food Security Bill".

For Rahul, the biggest challenge remains Congress' old guard

Many seniors are sulking behind closed doors with the way Rahul Gandhi has gone about handling the election campaign. He has sidelined many seniors within the party and they feel he takes their contribution to the party for granted.

BJP to Congress, how parties deny voters good governance

If India’s democracy has a weak spot, it is that politics as profession is not viewed as public service but rather as a system of cornering the spoils.

Comedian Raju Srivastava who rejected SP LS ticket, now joins BJP

A week after he returned the Samajwadi Party Kanpur's Lok Sabha ticket, standup comedian and actor Raju Srivastava has joined the BJP.

Leaders flock BJP hoping for a secure political future

While it is certain that former Congress MP Jagdambika Pal is most likely to join the BJP in a day or two, sources in BJP say he might be given the party ticket from Domariaganj.

Veteran UP Congress leader Jagdambika Pal quits party

Amid speculation that he was warming up to BJP, senior Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Jagdambika Pal on Friday resigned from Lok Sabha as well as from the party.