Cut Motion

• Gadkari abuses Lalu, Mulayam; apologises

  The first big controversy for the new BJP president, he has to apologise after using abusive language about Lalu and Mulayam.

• Jharkhand: Will BJP bite the Soren bait?

  Will the prize make up for the slight? That is the big question likely to decide the fate of Jharkhand, as the BJP's top brass weighs the option of a rethink on Shibu Soren to get its hands on that Chief Minister's chair.The party's parliamentary board will meet today to discuss Shibu Soren's peace offer and take a call on whether to forgive his po...

• Soren says sorry, will BJP still withdraw support?

  He's sorry. Really sorry. Two letters were sent by Shibu Soren to the BJP on Thursday apologizing for betraying his ally by voting for the union government, and against the BJP's cut motion, twice in Parliament.Through the day, the BJP said it wasn't interested in Soren's attempts to kiss and make up. But the party doth protest too much. In Jharkha...

• Shibu Soren writes to BJP chief, apologises

  Jharkhand's political crisis is far from over, but top BJP leaders are meeting right now to discuss the offer made by Shibu Soren's son, Hemant, late last night.

• Congress not in a hurry to replace Soren in Jharkhand

  The Congress has said it was not in a hurry to initiate govt formation in Jharkhand even as the BJP is set to meet the Governor to convey its decision to withdraw support to the Shibu Soren-led coalition.

• BJP withdraws support to Shibu Soren govt in Jharkhand

  The BJP has withdrawn support to the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand. This after the Jharkhand CM's vote against the Cut Motions in the Lok Sabha yesterday.

• Soren's vote for government a 'mistake', says party

  In a damage control exercise after BJP's ally JMM supported the government in the cut motions in Lok Sabha, its MP Hemant Soren today claimed that it happened by "mistake."

• Why Soren betrayed BJP on cut motion

  Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's sudden support to the UPA government on the cut motions in the Lok Sabha has set off speculation that there might be emergence of new power equations in the state.

• Cut motion: BJP fumes over Soren betrayal

  Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren voted for the UPA in the cut motion on Tuesday. This has taken the saffron brigade by surprise but both the Congress and the CM himself appear to be cool about it.

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  Lok Sabha row over phone tapping, price rise

  The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time on Tuesday, till 2 pm, amid uproar from the Opposition benches.

• Govt defeats all Cut Motions by the Opposition

  Mayawati has bailed out the UPA government. She has said that the 21 MPs of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will vote with the government during the Opposition's cut motion today on the Finance Bill.

• What is a Cut Motion?

  Cut motion is usually used by the members of Opposition in the legislature to devote the policy behind the financial estimates of the government.

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  Cut motion: Has Congress cut a deal with Mayawati?

  Will Mayawati give the UPA greater confidence when it faces a cut motion in Parliament?

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  Cut motion: Crack in Opposition ranks, govt to sail through?

  The Opposition's move to put the government on the mat by forcing a vote on the cut motions against the hike in fuel and urea prices seems to have lost steam.

• DMK issues whip over cut motion

  DMK, a crucial ally of the Congress, has issued a whip to its members to be present on Tuesday and support the government if a cut motion is adopted in Parliament.