![]() ![]() Ranil Wickremesinghe stepped down as prime minister earlier Thursday to clear the way for the president to form his government. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to name his Cabinet later, on the advice of the new prime minister. New Prime Minister: Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sworn in his brother and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister. BJP on Wednesday had asked the party rebels to withdraw their candidature by Thursday, the last day for the process. Kar-Nataka: Ruling BJP in Karnataka on Thursday expelled from its primary membership rebels Sharath Bachegowda and Kaviraj Urs, contesting the coming assembly bypolls as independent candidates, for anti-party activity. Delhi this week saw marathon meetings between the two parties to explore the possibility of an alliance with the Sena, a party whose ideology is poles apart from the duo. Road Ahead: The Congress-NCP combine on Thursday said the two parties have completed their discussion on all issues related to government formation in Maharashtra and will now hold talks with the Shiv Sena in Mumbai on Friday to "finalise the architecture of the alliance". ![]()
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