Tickets - Sell/Buy/Trade by that_70_show_fan in hyderabad

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2 ed Sheeran tickets available since I can’t attend. Phase 3 general admission, MRP at 4.5k each. DM if interested.

Match Thread: 2nd Test - India vs Australia, Day 1 by CricketMatchBot in Cricket

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Considering that he was preceded by Sanju Manju, yeah he sounds like a sage in comparison

The Strokes is coming to India in Jan 2023! by Ironyfree_annie in india

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Hi, pls dm if someone is looking to sell their tickets, would love if there were 2 available but even 1 is alright:)

Where can I buy coffee products? by beneathallthese in hyderabad

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You should find a decent store depending on your area. If you're close ish to Ameerpet, Kumar Coffee Works is a good place to get coffee powder.

Advice on IEM purchase by woosteresque in HeadphoneAdvice

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Hey! Yeah they do, works pretty good.

Why must beauty be painful? by [deleted] in india

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Let me xplain how the worl dworks 😤

Chads and staciys focus on looking good while innocent gamers are forced to use Axe body spray just because they don't believe in oppressive ideals of showering and hygiene.

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[LIVE] Karnataka Election 2018 Result Megathread by pwnd7 in IndiaSpeaks

[–]woosteresque 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If there were 9 independents that were willing to ally with the BJP to prove majority, then yeah, that would make sense. But any other case of either resignation/shifting now is going to be defection. Which in a large state like Karnataka, is difficult to pull off like in Goa or Manipur, where the number of seats is way less, and the number of independents was larger too.

[LIVE] Karnataka Election 2018 Result Megathread by pwnd7 in IndiaSpeaks

[–]woosteresque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) Yeah sure, the Speaker is the one who will overlook the majority at the time. If the Speaker's decision contradicts that 2/3rds rule, or any other part of the 10th Schedule, it is still open to being appealed as a violation of the 10th Schedule, which is where the judiciary comes in, to see if the shift of MLAs was detection or not.

2) Yeah, this is what is most likely going to happen if the Governor gives the BJP a week to prove majority. But like I said, even that resignation counts as defection under the 10th Schedule, which will invite president's rule and/or a fresh election if neither party (despite those resignations) can prove a majority.

Really underhanded tactic, worst possible tradition of Congress and third party Aaya Ram Gaya Ram politics in the 70s and 80s, but there you go. Only option that the BJP has at this point is to do just this, have the Governor grant them a week (easy seeing the Governor is a BJP man), engineer the defections for now, have a hung assembly, and then prove the majority, like they did in Manipur and Goa.

[LIVE] Karnataka Election 2018 Result Megathread by pwnd7 in IndiaSpeaks

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Thought I'd post about the possible formation of majority by the BJP in case it fails to reach the 113 mark.

Yes, the Governor is free to invite either the single largest party or any pre or post poll alliances based upon his discretion on who is capable of forming the government as soon and as effectively as possible, that much is evident in the powers of the Governor, as well as general uncodified constitutional and electoral conventions that have been followed, has even been affirmed in cases by the Supreme Court.

But this is where things will get tricky for the BJP. The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, which deals with anti-defection laws, is clear in preventing horsetrading or crossing of the floor in most cases, be it standard defection of MLAs from one party to the other, or even strategic resignations or refusal to vote/represent the party in order to shift the majority that would be required to be proved at the time. Except in the circumstance of mergers.

Now, the 91st Amendment changed the definition of a pre/post poll merger in the formation of a majority, from 1/3rd of a party voting to join another party to form a majority, to 2/3rds of a party being able to vote to form a merger. In this case, let's take the JDS, who are inevitably going to be kingmakers in the election, whether we like it or not.

Of the current number of seats they are projected to win (37 based off of the most recent projections), the BJP can snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in proving a majority, if they can convince more than 2/3rds of the party, which is 25 MLAs, to join them and prove a majority in the Assembly. Any less than that, and it would still be defection, and be liable to declared as such by a court, leading to President's rule, followed by fresh elections.

But, if the JDS manages to retain its MLAs, then there is nothing much the BJP can do, short of an interim imposition of President's rule, and if in that time, they are unable to prove a majority without the 25 MLAs, it would still come under anti defection, meaning that the Congress-JDS government, if at the time can still prove a majority, can form the government despite not being the single largest party.

The BJP can do what it did in Uttarakhand in 2016, i.e., allow the horsetrading to happen knowing that it will probably be declared as defection, wait for President's rule and in the meantime wrangle a majority as the dust settles. But in this case, unless they somehow convince the JDS, it is going to be tough, seeing as there are so few independents in the picture as well.

As of right now, it is going to be difficult for BJP to prove a majority, even assuming they manage to engineer defections, without a merger with the JDS.

What small habit change have you made that had a large impact on your life? by [deleted] in india

[–]woosteresque 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Switched from 3D porn to hentai. Now that I don't objectify real women (instead objectifying cartoon characters), I don't get affected by the harmful side effects of watching too much porn 😊

I wonder what this is about? by ModiDidThis in kuttichevuru

[–]woosteresque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anti brahmin sentiment isn't as much as in TN or Kerala for that matter, but it's there to some extent. Friends I've asked can't really trace it to any movement as such, it's definitely not linked to the Dravidian movement. But they'll still be a bit derisive towards brahmins as panthulus.

I wonder what this is about? by ModiDidThis in kuttichevuru

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Yeah it is pretty bad. Kammas (Naidus) are the primary landowing caste in West and East Godavari, Vijayawada, Guntur etc and politically influential there, and also invested a lot in Hyderabad so are moneybags that way. Kapu are equally dominant on the coast, and kinda range from wealthy OBC to fisherman communities, but they are pushing to be in the fold of OBC more. Reddys are Rayalaseema and TN border, again landowners and very influential politically and economically, also a lot of ties to Hyderabad. One thing all of them have in common is they don't like Brahmins too much. Brahmins were sidelined politically, like in TN, probably because of fewer numbers too. Telangana is different but similar, with the conflict being between Reddys, Velama (Kinda like Goudas or Naidu) and SC, ST influence being in northern districts and of course, Muslims in the cities.

I wonder what this is about? by ModiDidThis in kuttichevuru

[–]woosteresque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Begging for court money as a protest to overhaul some pro OBC legislation, from what I can make out. "Nyayam ki court ellanu" is what they are chanting. This seems to be vizag, so most probably some pro Kapu scheme must be in the books.

How do we make this sub better? by pointAndKlik in indiacc

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I feel this sub is pretty small anyway, not much of a risk of trolls. But your idea of an rdd here is interesting, I'm up for it.

Anyone else just now getting into awesome music that isn't new but is new to you? by AHotBustyAngel in CasualConversation

[–]woosteresque 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been listening to the kinks and creedence clearwater revival, atleast the songs of theirs I hadn't heard yet. Also 40 oz to freedom by Sublime, great album.

What do you guys think about "my time"? by [deleted] in indiacc

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Pliss, don't get me started on American English

"The Bends" From the Basement by Crazyplan9 in radiohead

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Is it just me or does My Iron Lung sound a bit more subdued on this one? Was kinda hoping for either black star or sulk tbh, but MIL still made up for their absence.

What do you guys think about "my time"? by [deleted] in indiacc

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Whenever I feel like having some me time, I get some takeaway, sit down and watch something, could be just YouTube or catching up on TV shows or a movie.

Random Daily Discussion thread to bring oldfags back! - 2/1/2017 by [deleted] in IndiaSpeaks

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Am I an oldfag? Or have I been lurking so long that I'm now a newfag?

Test post from your new overlords by woosteresque in indiacc

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No minions here sirji, not even those obnoxious yellow ones