LIVE: Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as new Uttarakhand Chief Minister

New Delhi: The House has been facing disruption since the beginning of the second leg of the Budget session from Monday raising slogans against the government over its policies in controlling price rise and demanding reduction of the increased rates of LPG cylinder, petrol and diesel.

Trivendra Singh Rawat who stepped down yesterday announced that BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to become the new chief minister of Uttarakhand.

Actor Mithun Chakraborty, who recently joined BJP, will campaign for Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, West Bengal. Chakraborty, Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Dharmendra Pradhan will accompany Adhikari for his nomination on March 12.

In another update, ruling party leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will file her nomination for the Nandigram assembly constituency seat today. The political environment in West Bengal is heating fast as the state assembly election is approaching. The state has been seeing rallies of the prominent political leaders of the country since past week.

Stay tuned with the live blog of Zee News for the latest updates.

10 March 2021

17:55 IST

Tamil Nadu assembly elections: AIADMK releases list of 171 candidates. PMK and BJP will contest in 23 and 20 seats respectively.

Tamil Nadu assembly elections: PMK and BJP in AIADMK led alliance to contest in 23 and 20 constituencies respectively pic.twitter.com/I2GPZjugAh

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17:35 IST

BJP wins no-confidence motion moved by Congress with 55 votes.

17:34 IST

Bengal minister Bachchu Hansda and MLA Gouri Sankar Dutta join BJP after being denied poll ticket by TMC

16:37 IST

Bengali actors Rajshree Rajbanshi and Bonny Sengupta join Bharatiya Janata Party.

16:22 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Tirath Singh Rawat as he takes oath to the Chief Minister's office in Uttarakhand. PM Modi wrote, "Congratulations to Shri TIRATHSRAWAT on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He brings with him vast administrative and organisational experience. I am confident under his leadership the state will continue to scale new heights of progress."

16:10 IST

Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

15:20 IST

Lok Sabha adjourned till March 15.

14:11 IST

"I have quit Congress and sent my resignation to party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi," said senior Congress leader PC Chacko.

14:08 IST

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has officially filed her nomination from the Nandigram seat on Wednesday (March 10).

13:25 IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leaves her temporary residence in Nandigram ahead of filing nomination papers for contesting the Bengal assembly polls. She also visited a temple on her way to Haldia for filing the nomination.   

13:21 IST

Lok Sabha passes the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

13:20 IST

33,356 incidents of rape, 29,017 murders & 1,05,734 kidnappings reported in 2018, as per National Crime Records Bureau. 32,033 rapes, 28,918 murders & 1,05,037 kidnappings reported in 2019. Reports are available till the year 2019: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Rajya Sabha

13:19 IST

TMC writes to WB Chief Electoral Officer stating that they've received reports on 'distribution of boxes of incense sticks & matchboxes with BJP symbol & pics of top BJP leaders to devotees at temples in Shyampukur & Jorasanko'. TMC asks for strict action into the matter.

12:56 IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held an all-party meeting in his chamber as the uproar over farmers' protest continued in the House.

12:11 IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar by the Opposition in the House, over the three Farm Laws.

12:11 IST

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12.30 pm today amid uproar by the Opposition over rising fuel prices.

11:32 IST

BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to become new chief minister of Uttarakhand, announces Trivendra Singh Rawat who stepped down yesterday.

11:20 IST

Addressing the parliamentary party meeting, PM Modi said that all the MPs and party workers should help eligible people get COVID-19 vaccines including helping them reach the vaccination centres: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi

11:09 IST

"Two of our leaders has given a suspension of business notices for a discussion on the farmers' protest and three black laws (in Rajya Sabha). We will raise this issue in the House today," the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said.

11:00 IST

The BJP parliament party meeting has concluded.

10:59 IST

DMK, CPI (M), Shiv Sena & BSP give an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha for discussion on rising fuel prices.

10:59 IST

Congress & TMC give an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding the repeal of three farm laws. 

10:35 IST

Congress, RJD and DMK give suspension of business notices in Rajya sabha over 'situation arising due to farmers' protest against the farm laws across the country'.

10:04 IST

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dr S Jaishankar, and Prahlad Patel reach Parliament to participate in BJP parliamentary party meeting.

10:03 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Parliament to participate in the BJP parliamentary party meeting.

09:30 IST

The office of Suvendu Adhikari announced that Actor Mithun Chakraborty, who recently joined BJP, will campaign for Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, West Bengal. Chakraborty, Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Dharmendra Pradhan will accompany Adhikari for his nomination on March 12.