Winter session of Legislature at Belagavi in December
Bengaluru, Oct 25: The Karnataka cabinet Thursday decided to convene the winter session of the state Legislature In December at Belagavi.
Briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting, Cooperation minister Bandeppa Kashempur said the dates for the session were yet to be finalised and that the Chief Minister has been authorised to take a decision on it
He said the session was likely to be for 10 days.
This will be the first assembly session for the H.D Kumaraswamy led Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Belagavi after coming to power in the state.
Belagavi in north Karnataka has been hosting legislature session once a year since 2006 when the move was initiated by the JD(S)-BJP coalition government, with Kumaraswamy as its chief Minister.
This was followed by construction of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, modelled on the Vidhana Soudha,the state secretariat, by the BJP government as an assertion that Belagavi is an integral part of Karnataka.
Maharashtra claims Belagavi should belong to it.
The Cabinet Thursday also given administrative approval for construction of a fishing harboUr at Kulai in Dakshina Kannada district at a cost of Rs 196.51 crore.
The Union Ministry of Shipping will have 50 per cent share- Rs 98.255 crore, New Mangalore Port Trust 45 per cent share- Rs 88.43 crore, and government of Karnataka 5 per cent share- Rs 9.8 crore.
The meeting also approved the formation of a separate Hubli-Dharwad city transport service,for which Rs 35 crore has been initially sanctioned.
Among other decisions taken where to provide representation to women members in the state Backward Classes' commission, administrative approval to set up a 450 bed hospital in Hassan at a cost of Rs 141.2 crore and setting up a geographical information system based property information system for urban local bodies.
Approval of Rs 17.50 crore was given to set up 250 anganwadis in urban areas.
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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
