Congress, BJP to move no-trust motion against Patel Govt
The Opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka have decided to move a no-confidence motion against the J H Patel Government in the Assembly session commencing today. A decision to this effect was adopted at the parties' respective legislature party meetings on Wednesday.

Hegde vows Lok Shakti, BJP support for Patel
The Karnataka Janata Dal crisis took a new turn with Commerce Minister Ramakrishna Hegde on Wednesday declaring that the Lok Shakti and the Bharatiya Janata Party would save the JH Patel government if former prime minister HD Deve Gowda tries to destabilise it.

EC pulls up Sushma Swaraj for violating election code
The Election Commission on Wednesday criticised Delhi Chief Minister Sushma Swaraj for the ``very obvious propagandist manner'' in which she had taken it upon herself to supervise the functioning of the Delhi Police and warned that she was violating the model code of conduct.

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