Lok Poll

Final numbers of Lok poll for #KarnatakaElection2023

Indian National Congress constitutes Fact-Finding Committee to inquire into anti-party activities and irregularities in #TamilNadu Assembly #Elections2026

#RajyaSabha MP #RaghavChadha (@raghav_chadha) appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the Rajya Sabha

#Keralam CM VD Satheesan (@vdsatheesan) met newly elected Assembly Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan at his office in Thiruvananthapuram. (Source: CMO)

#Keralam Speaker election | Pro-tem Speaker G Sudhakaran says, "Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (Congress MLA) is hereby declared elected as the Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He secured 101 votes."

#Thiruvananthapuram | #Keralam MLAs vote to elect #keralastory Legislative Assembly Speaker Congress has fielded Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, the opposition CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front has fielded senior CPI(M) leader and former minister AC Moideen for the post, the BJP has nominated newly elected Chathannoor MLA B B Gopakumar as its speaker candidate (Video source: Keralam Assembly)

By-poll for two seats of the #RajyaSabha will also be held. The seats are vacated by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Ajit Pawar (@SunetraA_Pawar) and Tamil Nadu leader C. V. Shanmugam (@CVShanmugamofl), who were elected as MLAs recently Polling for the Rajya Sabha poll and the Bypoll to be held on #18thJune.

EC announces Schedule for #RajyaSabha Elections to 24 Seats. Former Prime Minister H. D. Devegowda (@H_D_Devegowda), Union Ministers George Kurian and Ravneet Singh (@RavneetBittu), Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) are among the Members who are completing their terms next month.

#Chennai, #TamilNadu: At the ministers' swearing-in ceremony held at #LokBhavan (@lokbhavan_tn) in Guindy, a group photograph of the new Council of Ministers led by #ChiefMinister #CJosephVijay (@actorvijay) was taken along with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.

#SoniaGandhi, #RahulGandhi, #PriyankaGandhi and #MallikarjunKharge pay tribute to #RajivGandhi on his death anniversary.

#TamilNadu #ChiefMinister #CJosephVijay (@actorvijay) has recommended to induct the following 23 MLAs in the Council of Ministers. The Tamil Nadu Governor has approved the recommendation made by the Chief Minister to appoint them as Ministers.

#Congress (@INCIndia) General Secretary K. C. Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) tweets, "INC President #MallikarjunKharge (@kharge) has approved the induction of INC MLAs Adv. Rajesh Kumar (@RajeshKumarSMLA) and Thiru P. Vishwanathan (@Viswanathan_INC) into the #TamilNadu cabinet, and they will be taking oath as Ministers tomorrow. This is a historic occasion for us, as the Congress joins the Tamil Nadu cabinet after a long gap of 59 years! I convey my best wishes to them, we are confident that they will deliver on the hopes and aspirations of the people of Tamil Nadu, and will work to realise the bold vision of welfare and pro-people governance laid down by LOP #RahulGandhi (@RahulGandhi)."

#TamilNadu | Swearing-in ceremony of state ministers will be held at Lok Bhavan tomorrow, 21st May.

#Keralam portfolio allocation | P C Vishnunadh (@PCvishnunadh) gets Tourism, Culture, Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) M Liju (@mliju_inc) gets Co-operation and Excise Roji M John (@rojimjohn) Collegiate Education, Technical Education, Universities (Except Agricultural, Veterinary, Fisheries, Medical and Digital Universities), Entrance Examination, National Cadet Corps and Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) Kerala T Siddique (@TsiddiqueINC) gets Agriculture, Soil Survey & Soil Conservation, Kerala Agricultural University, Warehousing Corporation K A Thulasi gets Development of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Bindhu Krishna (@BKKollam) gets Labour, Animal Husbandry, Milk Co-operatives, Woman & Child Development O J Janeesh gets Sports, Youth Affairs, Zoos, Museum P K Kunhalikutty gets Industries & Commerce, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence N Samsudheen gets General Education, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Minority Welfare K M Shaji gets Panchayat and Rural development P K Basheer gets Public Works Department V E Abdul Gafoor gets Fisheries, Harbour Engineering and Social Justice Mons Joseph gets Irrigation Anoop Jacob gets Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology Shibu Baby John (@shibu_babyjohn) Forests & Wild Life Protection C P John (@cpjohnkerala) gets Road Transport, Motor Vehicles and Water Transport

#Keralam | CM V.D. Satheesan (@vdsatheesan) keeps Finance, Kerala Financial Corporation, Ports, Law, Pollution Control, Airports, Metro Rail, Railways. Ramesh Chennithala (@chennithala) gets Home, Vigilance, Fire and Rescue Services, Prisons, Coir Sunny Joseph (@SunnyJosephINC) gets Electricity, Environment, Parliamentary Affairs, ANERT K Muraleedharan (@KM_KPCC) gets Health, Medical Education, Medical University, Ayush, Drugs Control, Devaswoms A P Anilkumar (@APAnilkumar1) gets Land Revenue, Survey and Land Records and Land Reforms

#Dehradun: #Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) pays tribute to the former Uttarakhand CM Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd) at the State BJP (@BJP4UK) Office.

Thiruvananthapuram: G Sudhakaran, to take oath as the pro tem speaker of the Assembly, at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram. #Keralam CM VD Satheesan (@vdsatheesan) and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar also present.

The #Uttarakhand government has declared a three-day period of state mourning from May 19 to 21, following the sudden demise of the state's former #ChiefMinister, Major General #BhuwanChandraKhanduri. The last rites of the former Chief Minister will be performed tomorrow, May 20, with full police honours. All state government offices will remain closed tomorrow in observance.

#Keralam CM #VDSatheesan (@vdsatheesan) says, "The Government has constituted a special committee to prepare a White Paper on the financial state of Kerala. Former Cabinet Secretary Dr. K.M. Chandrasekhar will serve as Chairman, while Finance Department Additional Chief Secretary K.R. Jyothilal will be the Convener. Economist Dr. Narayanan and CDS Director Dr. Veeramani are the other members of the committee."

TMC (@AITCofficial) tweets, "The decision taken by Jahangir Khan to withdraw from the Falta re-poll is his personal decision and not that of the party. Since the election results were declared on 4th May, more than 100 of our party workers have been arrested in Falta AC alone. Several party offices have been vandalised, shut down and forcibly captured in broad daylight through intimidation, while the EC continues to turn a blind eye despite repeated complaints. Even in the face of such pressure, our workers remain rock-solid and continue to resist the BJP’s intimidation unleashed through agencies and the administration. However, some eventually succumbed to the pressure and chose to step away from the field. We strongly condemn this. Our fight against the Bangla Birodhi BJP will continue- both in West Bengal and in Delhi."

West Bengal | Ahead of the repoll in Falta on May 21, Jahangir Khan, the candidate of the Trinamool Congress, withdrew his candidature He said, "My objective is to ensure peace and security in Falta, and to foster its maximum possible development. My vision was 'Sonar Falta.' Our Chief Minister is providing a special package for the people of Falta; it is for this very reason that I am withdrawing my nomination. I have withdrawn my candidature in the interest of Falta's development and peace.