Rajasthan Speaker Cp Joshi

From heading central ministries to the grand old party in Rajasthan, CP Joshi has had important stints both at the national and state levels.

A BJP leader, hopeful of a party ticket in the upcoming Rajasthan assembly polls, was left embarrassed after a banner put up by him had a picture of Congress leader C P Joshi instead of his namesake who heads the state BJP unit.

The 81 MLAs who had submitted resignation letters to Rajasthan assembly speaker CP Joshi during the last September crisis have withdrawn them, the assembly secretary told the high court on Monday.

After the BJP MLAs returned the iPhones distributed to all legislators in Rajasthan Assembly on Budget day, Speaker CP Joshi on Monday said the phones were given for IT-enabled working of the House and directed the members to use them.

The opposition BJP in Rajasthan today protested in the well of the House after Speaker CP Joshi rejected two adjournment motions pertaining to alleged phone tapping of public representatives.

Upset over the absence of ministers from the House and MLAs not following rules, Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi today asked the members to remove him if they do not like him for taking strict action.

The legal validity of the Rajasthan Speaker's decision -- allowing six MLA of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party to join the Congress -- will be examined by the Supreme Court. The top court sent him a notice today, as well as the MLAs, asking for a response on the issue. The opposition BJP and the BSP had approached the top court challenging the merger...

Rajasthan Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi has moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order, which directs Assembly Speaker CP Joshi to defer disqualification of sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs. Mahesh Joshi's plea contends the High Court's order is "unconstitutional, illegal" and against its "1992 verdict in ...

Rajasthan Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi today moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order, which directs Assembly Speaker CP Joshi to defer disqualification of sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs.

Sachin Pilot, whose rebellion has pushed the Rajasthan Congress government to the edge, today posted birthday greetings for the man he is fighting in court -- Speaker CP Joshi.

The Rajasthan Speaker's request to the Supreme Court to stop the High Court from announcing any verdict on the petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 more Congress rebels challenging disqualification notices will be heard tomorrow. Speaker CP Joshi has also challenged the High Court's order asking him to pause any action against the rebels until its decis...

Sachin Pilot and other rebel MLAs cannot go to court against disqualification notices prematurely, before any decision by the Speaker, Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued in the Rajasthan High Court today. Mr Singhvi, representing Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi, also challenged the rebels' argument that skipping two meetings did not mean they were quitting th...

A court hearing on a petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 other rebel Congress MLAs challenging disqualification notices in Rajasthan today saw top lawyers arguing over whether dissent is "anti-party" and whether the Speaker's action on dissenters violates freedom of speech. Top lawyer Harish Salve, representing team Pilot, said in the Rajasthan High Co...

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi has complicated matters for the state's Congress government, and set up a potential clash with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, after comments that appear to contradict the latter's position on the citizenship law

All six MLAs of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Rajasthan joined the state's ruling Congress late on Monday, in a huge setback to the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, who has poured out her anger in tweets today.

From heading central ministries to the grand old party in Rajasthan, CP Joshi has had important stints both at the national and state levels.

A BJP leader, hopeful of a party ticket in the upcoming Rajasthan assembly polls, was left embarrassed after a banner put up by him had a picture of Congress leader C P Joshi instead of his namesake who heads the state BJP unit.

The 81 MLAs who had submitted resignation letters to Rajasthan assembly speaker CP Joshi during the last September crisis have withdrawn them, the assembly secretary told the high court on Monday.

After the BJP MLAs returned the iPhones distributed to all legislators in Rajasthan Assembly on Budget day, Speaker CP Joshi on Monday said the phones were given for IT-enabled working of the House and directed the members to use them.

The opposition BJP in Rajasthan today protested in the well of the House after Speaker CP Joshi rejected two adjournment motions pertaining to alleged phone tapping of public representatives.

Upset over the absence of ministers from the House and MLAs not following rules, Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi today asked the members to remove him if they do not like him for taking strict action.

The legal validity of the Rajasthan Speaker's decision -- allowing six MLA of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party to join the Congress -- will be examined by the Supreme Court. The top court sent him a notice today, as well as the MLAs, asking for a response on the issue. The opposition BJP and the BSP had approached the top court challenging the merger...

Rajasthan Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi has moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order, which directs Assembly Speaker CP Joshi to defer disqualification of sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs. Mahesh Joshi's plea contends the High Court's order is "unconstitutional, illegal" and against its "1992 verdict in ...

Rajasthan Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi today moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order, which directs Assembly Speaker CP Joshi to defer disqualification of sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs.

Sachin Pilot, whose rebellion has pushed the Rajasthan Congress government to the edge, today posted birthday greetings for the man he is fighting in court -- Speaker CP Joshi.

The Rajasthan Speaker's request to the Supreme Court to stop the High Court from announcing any verdict on the petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 more Congress rebels challenging disqualification notices will be heard tomorrow. Speaker CP Joshi has also challenged the High Court's order asking him to pause any action against the rebels until its decis...

Sachin Pilot and other rebel MLAs cannot go to court against disqualification notices prematurely, before any decision by the Speaker, Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued in the Rajasthan High Court today. Mr Singhvi, representing Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi, also challenged the rebels' argument that skipping two meetings did not mean they were quitting th...

A court hearing on a petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 other rebel Congress MLAs challenging disqualification notices in Rajasthan today saw top lawyers arguing over whether dissent is "anti-party" and whether the Speaker's action on dissenters violates freedom of speech. Top lawyer Harish Salve, representing team Pilot, said in the Rajasthan High Co...

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi has complicated matters for the state's Congress government, and set up a potential clash with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, after comments that appear to contradict the latter's position on the citizenship law

All six MLAs of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Rajasthan joined the state's ruling Congress late on Monday, in a huge setback to the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, who has poured out her anger in tweets today.