Politics

The Uttarakhand High court said that the floor test is the best test and correct arena to prove majority in state assemblies.

"A case must immediately be lodged against Rawat under the Prevention of Corruption Act on the basis of the sting CD in which he is clearly seen offering a bribe and inviting people to engage in corruption," said state BJP spokesman.

The infiltration problem would end in Assam once a BJP government is formed, Amit Shah said, adding, We will seal the Bangladesh border and no infiltrator will be able to step in.

"I have come to assure you that your 40 years have been wasted and give me a chance once", said PM Modi in a public rally in West Bengal.

Even though he called the video "false", Rawat said if at all it indicates something, it is that the rebel MLAs have aligned with BJP for money.

BJP on Friday assured people it would end the problem of infiltration and detect and deport illegal migrants as well as seal the India-Bangladesh border.

Attempts to revive the BJP-PDP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir suffered a setback last week with BJP ruling out government-formation on PDP's conditions.

"Congress has won both the seats. Independent candidate Mahabir Prasad Jain got no vote," Assam Assembly Principal Secretary Mrigendra Kumar Deka said.

KPAC Lalitha, however, that she was not withdrawing due to the protests by some party workers. She added that she has already informed the party about her decision.

Erode district collector and Election Officer S Prabakar said returning officers of Erode East, Erode West, Modakurichi, Bhavani, Gobichettipalayam, Anthiyur, Bahvanisagar (SC) and Perundurai assembly segments registered the cases.

The Uttarakhand government landed in a political crisis after it got merely 32 votes in favour against the 36 required for the Finance Bill to be passed.

The economic resolution passed at the National Executive meet attacked Congress for pushing country first into "social cronyism and then capital cronyism"

"Those who are saying they have support of 35 MLAs are misrepresenting facts. I am confident that I still have a majority in the Assembly", said Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.

Attempts to revive the BJP-PDP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir failed on Friday with BJP ruling out government-formation on the basis of conditions.

Sonia said, "Almost two years have passed, we have seen nothing, no effort at all has been made by the UPA government."