CM Siddaramaiah conducts aerial survey of flood-hit Bhima River region
Kalaburagi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah arrived at Kalaburagi Airport on Saturday and held a preliminary review meeting with officials regarding the damage caused by floods in villages along the Bhima river.
District officials and in-charge secretaries from Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir and Vijayapura districts were present at the airport and provided detailed updates on the situation.
Following the review, the Chief Minister, accompanied by Ministers M.B. Patil, Krishna Byre Gowda and Priyank Kharge, undertook the first round of an aerial survey of the affected areas.
Later in the afternoon, around 2:30 pm, Siddaramaiah is scheduled to carry out a second aerial survey focusing on crop losses across Bidar district.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
