Anand Singh: News
Born on October 3, 1966, Anand Prithviraj Singh is an Indian politician, a cabinet minister in the Karnataka government, and a four-time BJP MLA from Vijayanagara (Hospet) constituency of Karnataka. As of 2021, he is serving as the Minister of Ecology and Environment in the Basavaraj Bommai government. He was one of the 17 MLAs who resigned and was significant in bringing down the JDS-Congress alliance in Karnataka in 2019. During the BS Yediyurappa government, he was inducted as the Minister of Infrastructure development, Hajj & Waqf Department of Karnataka. Termed as one of the richest ministers in the Karnataka government, he has 15 criminal cases against him. In 2013 and 2015, Singh was arrested in the Ballari mining ore scam. He was later released on bail.
28 Jul 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka Speaker disqualifies 14 rebel MLAs ahead of BJP's floor-test
Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh has disqualified 14 rebel MLAs - 11 lawmakers from Congress and three from HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal (Secular) - on Sunday.
06 Jul 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: 11 Congress-JD(S) MLAs tender resignations, coalition in crisis
In May last year, JD(S) and Congress forged a post-poll alliance to form government in Karnataka and crowned HD Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister.
21 Jan 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: Congress MLA, accused of hitting colleague, says he 'slipped'
JN Ganesh, Congress MLA from Karnataka who was accused of hitting his colleague Anand Singh, was suspended from the party by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee's general secretary.
19 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka verdict: Congress releases 'audio clip', accuses Yeddyurappa of poaching
Right before the crucial floor test in the Karnataka assembly, Congress has released an audio clip accusing CM BS Yeddyurappa for bribing their leader BC Patil.
19 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC: Bopaiah to remain pro-tem speaker, live-broadcast of floor test
The Supreme Court has rejected the plea of Congress-JD(S) challenging the appointment of pro-tem speaker KG Bopaiah in the crucial floor test of Karnataka.
