Politics

With Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh just a year away, Kumar raked up the issue of bringing back black money.

According to sources, the Congress has won the trust vote clinching 33 votes while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could manage only 28.

A section of party leaders have been emphasising on a foolproof strategy so as to send home the message that the party was all for debating the issue but at the same time would not countenance muck-raking at the leadership.

"Based on SMS-based information from polling officers, at 5 PM the voter turnout in fifth phase was 78.25 per cent," EC's Deputy Election Commissioner said.

The BJP wants to know who the bribe takers were, after those who gave the bribe were convicted by an Italian court.

BJP state spokesperson Joy Prakash Majumdar along with other leaders and party workers met Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Kolkata Police, Debasish Boral at the Police Headquarter at Lalbazar and lodged a complaint against the three TMC leaders.

Karunanidhi emphasised that DMK workers were committed to public service even as he alleged people were facing many problems in the state under AIADMK rule.

The floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly will take place on April 29, ruled the High Court.

Source said that Arun Jaitley and others felt that there were enough grounds to challenge the order which is being seen as a big blow to the Narendra Modi government.

BJP leaders are likely to meet Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul soon.

The Siddaramaiah government has given a go-ahead to its law department to appeal against the orders in 15 cases against Yeddyurappa.