Goa Congress to Stake Claim to Form Govt
Congress’ Goa in-charge Chella Kumar and other party leaders will meet the Goa governor on 18 May to insist that the Congress be allowed to form the government in the state – since it was the single largest party in the 2017 polls, ANI reported.
According to ANI, the Congress also plans to parade its MLAs into the governor’s house.
Manipur Congress Meets Acting Governor, Stakes Claim to Form Govt
The Karnataka political effect spread to Manipur as well on Friday, as a Congress delegation in the state staked claim to form the government, Kh Jaikishan Singh, the spokesperson of the party's state unit, said.
Nine leaders of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), led by the opposition leader in the Manipur Assembly and former chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, met acting governor Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhavan in Imphal around noon and staked claim to form the government, Singh told PTI.
The Congress had bagged 28 seats in the 60-member House in the 2017 Assembly polls and emerged as the single-largest party.
The BJP, which secured 21 seats, had joined hands with regional parties and Governor Najma Heptulla had invited the coalition to form the government.
(Source: PTI)
BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra Lashes Out at Congress
Lashing out at the Congress for their actions in the aftermath of the Karnataka Assembly elections, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said:
Fearing another Goa, Congress had drafted an SC plea for the largest party to be invited first. It seems they knew that the Congress will be the single-largest party and they had this doubt that BJP and JD(S) will come together to form the government.Sambit Patra, BJP spokesperson
'Can Easily Clear the Floor Test if Given a Chance': Tejashwi Yadav
Speaking to the media after meeting the Bihar governor, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav asserted that they can "easily clear the floor test" if given a chance, while also taking a dig at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
We have a total of 111 MLAs and some unhappy JD(U) MLAs are in contact with us. We don’t have MLAs in our party or alliance who will take a U-turn like Nitish Kumar.Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leader
RJD, Other Alliance Parties, Meet Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik, Stake Claim to Form Government
The RJD and other alliance parties, including the CPI(ML), led by RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son, Tejashwi Yadav, met Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik and submitted letters staking their claim to form the government, on the grounds that they are the single largest party in the state.
