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		Specials • So when does your constituency vote? • Will stay in Gujarat if NDA voted to power: Modi • Mission for a mandate • Poorer the state, the richer the neta • The Indian voter has become more demanding • The tentwallah who divided the BJP • Chiranjeevi's dreams for Andhra • Congress 'no surrender' policy stalls seat-sharing talks • Parties jostle for election allies and issues Sheela Bhatt, Dil Se • The games Sharad Pawar plays • Congress gets isolated day by day • For 4 Lok Sabha seats, Modi stakes his reputation • Exclusive: Karat on PM's post, ideology and N-deal • Exclusive: Karat on Cong, caste and campaign • Third Front hopes to be on top, however the vote goes • Sonia Gandhi is an incorrigible moderate • Not much may change in India post election • The not-so-confusing dynamics of election 2009 • Mamata, the 'slumdog politician', comes of age • Give Madame Mayawati credit • Naveen Patnaik's master stroke in Orissa Graphics • National parties on a decline over the years • Party-wise performance of women in 2004 • Average number of aspirants per seat • How women fared in Lok Sabha polls 2004 • How the UPA surprised the NDA in 2004 • Voting: Males have a better record • Average Age of Lok Sabha members • Educational background of Lok Sabha members • BJP's performance in LS polls • Congress' performance in LS polls • Women fare better than men in Lok Sabha polls • The number of aspirants per seat in the Lok Sabha Manifestos • Congress • CPI-M Images • Can these 'maskateers' change the face of general polls? • In Madurai, Mayawati appeals for a chance • Amethi cheers on as Rahul files nomination • Batting for votes in Andhra Pradesh! • Cycling for votes! • Banker, doctor, ex-gangster fight it out • These stars have lost their political shine • Meet Team Advani's tech wizards • Raj Thackeray woos voters in Mumbai • Varun goes to jail riding a saffron wave • Sonia @ Davangere: The numbers mean little • Heavyweights seek to strike gold again • Congress kicks off poll campaign on emphatic note • Pigeons campaign for the BJP • Parties woo youngsters through websites • LS polls: The power players who matter • Celebrities in the 2009 poll fray • Pix: Election makes Mayors take the bus • 'Sons' rise in Indian politics • A Third Front is born with a promise • Criminals turned politicians galore at LS polls Columns • Sanjay Gandhi is reborn in the BJP • Maya, Mulayam battle for the Muslim vote • Why Varun Gandhi's voice may be stilled • Why Varun and why not Geelani? • The BJP's dilemma over Varun Gandhi • What do Varun Gandhi's pronouncements mean? • Why the UPA's farm policy won't win votes • Pawar still has a chance to be PM • The shifting logic of poll alliances • Figuring out Arun Jaitley's googly • Family legacy and the Varun effect • Will voters overcome politicians and political parties? • EC should have given Varun Gandhi a hearing • Six reasons why Congress will lose Election 2009 • The tantalising promise of the next election • Why India needs its regional parties • The CPM's duplicity in Kerala • What choices does a voter have? • The illusion that is the Third Front • It's advantage no one in the elections • Why regional leaders will decide Delhi's rulers • Is BJP's 'muscular' foreign policy the answer? • The BJP should drop its alliance with Shiv Sena • Elect those who choose India as life-force • It's advantage no one in the elections • Why we will have a free-for-all election • Let the seat-sharing squabbles begin Voter's Voice • 'In Cong, I see a ray of hope for common man' • 'I don't want the Third Front to come to power' • 'BJP has an edge in Karnataka' • Kashmir boatman's aspirations • Opportunists will form government • 'Who will speak for us?' • 'Congress will lose because of price rise and diesel shortage' • 'Is a clean record too much to ask?' Interviews • From NJ to Mangalore: A scientist's poll tale • 'The UPA is now non-existent' • 'But for me, Kerala would have become a Kashmir' • 'CPI-M still lives in the Cold War mindset' • 'Swiss black money can take India to the top' • 'Why shouldn't Brahmin community get reservation?' • 'After elections, CPM will become irrelevant' • 'Congress doesn't have the guts to project a young PM' • 'Karat's statement has caused confusion within the Third Front' • 'I trust the aam-aadmi and aam-aurat' • 'BJP could have been more liberal to Mahajan's family' • 'NDA's thrust is on governance' • 'There is a mass wave against the CPI-M' • 'If not Bihar, where else would I contest from?' • 'Friendship should not be linked to distribution of tickets' • Congress' doors are open for me' • 'Congress has young leaders because of its dynastic rule' • 'BJD open to joining UPA, Third Front' • Sitaram Yechury on polls, Third Front and economy • 'Only the BJP can tackle price rise and terrorism' • 'Congress will explore all options to keep BJP out' • 'Muslims have lost faith in UPA' • 'I can humbly claim that I can lead the country' • 'The BJP will win 190-200 seats in the LS polls' • 'Involve Indians on the lowest rungs in fight against terror' • 'It is going to be a close fight this time' Videos • Mallika Sarabhai on her politics • Dutt replaced by Nafisa Ali as SP's Lucknow candidate • Maneka, Mayawati clash over motherhood • BJP promises tougher terror laws in manifesto • Vote for integrity, vote for good people: Aamir • Karat meets Jayalalithaa, discusses poll strategies • BJP condemns slapping of NSA on Varun Gandhi • Masks of political leaders, a hot favourite during campaign • Varun Gandhi booked under National Security Act • PMK ditches UPA • Congress slams Advani • Varun Gandhi charged with attempt to murder, rioting • Salman Khan campaigns for Congress • Manmohan is the weakest PM, reiterates Advani • PM hits back at Advani • Religion is no one's property: Priyanka Gandhi • Sonia Gandhi attacks Third Front • Kashmiri Pandits demand inclusion to voter's list • Congress releases poll manifesto • Varun Gandhi to explain his 'hate speech' to EC • Mallika Sarabhai to contest against Advani • Uma Bharti will be happy to see Advani as PM • Negotiations between Congress allies continue • Election Commission registers FIR against Varun Gandhi • Political leaders fight in virtual world • BJP warms up to estranged Uma Bharti • Jaspal Bhatti to bank on 'fools' to win election • EC notice to Varun Gandhi for communal remarks • Jyoti Basu calls upon people to vote out Congress • Sanjay Dutt woos Muslim clerics in Lucknow • Third front a futile exercise, says JD-U • Sanjay Dutt pledges to work for the common man • Third Front vows to provide alternatives • BJP launches website for polls • Congress launches promotional film for polls • Poll panel slaps notice to Mulayam Singh Yadav • Lok Sabha poll schedule announced • Third Front launched to counter BJP, Congress • Govt playing vote-bank politics: BJP • Karat, Modi sound poll bugle • Congress confident of coming back to power • Rahul Gandhi woos youth in Gujarat • Kerala gears up for LS polls Archives • Lok Sabha Polls 2004 • Lok Sabha Polls 1999 • Lok Sabha Polls 1998 • Lok Sabha Polls 1996 June 02, 2009 Rahul, Varun Gandhi take oath as Lok Sabha members May 31, 2009 Leadership change not an issue for CPI-M:Yechury May 30, 2009 PM calls up Advani; offers Dy Speaker post to Oppn Congress names Meera Kumar as LS Speaker Somnath Chatterjee to enter Rajya Sabha? 'Rahul's gang' might lose its lustre May 29, 2009 Why Digvijay Singh could not find a Cabinet berth Congress in for revamp soon Next on PM's agenda: Bureaucratic reshuffle Cabinet Expansion: Highlights May 28, 2009 PM expands ministry to 79 Raja gets IT, Moily gets law Perform or perish, Sonia tells ministers Kanimozhi, Baalu skip swearing in List of portfolios by Thursday even Cabinet a mix of experience & youth: PM 59 ministers inducted in Dr Singh's team Antony pained over delays in military supplies May 27, 2009 Expansion raises many eyebrows Ministerial berths: It's bonanza for South The 59 ministers who will take oath on Thursday PM meets Sonia to finalise ministry expansion Defence deals to be transparent: Antony 55 ministers to be sworn in on Thursday May 26, 2009 Congress putting Rahul's 'A' team in place BJP's base shifting to rural India '50 ministers may be inducted in next expansion' Sonia meets PM to discuss ministry expansion May 25, 2009 New admin system for better governance: Mayawati DMK set to join government, says Karunanidhi Tuesday's Cabinet expansion may be delayed Kanimozhi may stay out of government Chidambaram promises monthly performance report Sangh slams BJP's hi-tech poll strategy DMK overplayed its hand Meet the Congress' backroom mover and shaker Is continuity over-riding change? Don't provoke Maharashtrians, Thackeray warns Cong Modi compares himself to Sachin Advani breaks his silence on LS poll results May 24, 2009 60 more ministers to be inducted: Sibal Samajwadi Party expels Azam Khan for 6 years DMK-UPA deadlock near end, Baalu may be left out I started MNS with a dream: Raj Meenakshi Natrajan's road to Lok Sabha Cut and paste alliance a mistake: Yechury May 23, 2009 NSA Narayanan meets Karunanidhi Obama speaks to PM, invites him to US New Foreign Minister speaks up on Indo-Pak ties BJP defers decision on Uttarakhand CM Now, Mayawati targets IAS, IPS officers in UP PRP needs to be revamped: Chiranjeevi Won't go to Chennai to mollify DMK, says Azad Kalyan, Azam Khan factor did us in, say SP leaders Isn't India greater than us all? PM calls meeting of Union Cabinet Aam Aadmi please, not India Inc May 22, 2009 Karunanidhi consulting leaders on Cong leaders Mayawati wakes up to neglected governance Hope DMK will see reason and come back: PM PM's 100-day timeline to be mantra for ministers Six ministers are 'non-believers'! Dr Singh sworn in PM for second term Koshiyari front runner to be U'khand CM S M Krishna foreign minister For god's sake, this is not Karunanidhi's govt! The time for excuses is over, Mr Prime Minister Rahul Gandhi shut the door on DMK's ministers Is the Congress being unreasonable to allies? Farooq in Cabinet after first expansion Rajnath takes charge of BJP's fallen citadel MPs won't boycott PM's swearing-in: Baalu Sonia calls on PM, discusses DMK imbroglio Cong remembers ailing Das Munshi; Wife to be MoS Congress-DMK talks fail, Karunanidhi to return Congress tries to balance coalition partners May 21, 2009 Two Fronts ensured Congress victory, says BJP Left to continue resistance to UPA's reforms BJP ponders over Uttarakhand loss J&K Cong accusses Farooq of divisive politics DMK to provide outside support to UPA 'Youth have to be taken on board' AP: YSR reinstates Yadav as DGP Dr Singh to take oath at 6.30 pm on Friday 'People have preferred politics of development' Congress, Trinamool fail to break deadlock Man tries to deliver cash to Mumbai MP's residence Orissa: Naveen Patnaik sworn in BJD best performer in LS polls, BSP the worst Entry to Parliament is an award: Hamdulla Sayeed DMK-led front won in most constituencies PM-President meeting deferred Congress rules out CMP for UPA allies Sena will win back Mumbaikar's trust Naveen Patnaik to take oath on Thursday Mayawati gives MPs, MLAs a hearing May 20, 2009 Finance Ministry for Pranab, Railways for Mamata? Why the BJP won in Karnataka Congress, DMK fail to resolve portfolio row Number of Muslim MPs in Lok Sabha drops Now, CPI launches veiled attack on CPI-M Dr Singh appointed PM, to take oath on May 22 YSR starts second stint with pro-poor schemes RJD, LJP kept out of UPA's first post-poll meeting Mayawati's trusted coterie misled her 99.75% independent candidates lost LS polls Two more independents in UPA's kitty Top 10 MPs with criminal background Sonia, Dr Singh to meet President to stake claim UPA meets to discuss government formation 'Rahul should thank his mother' May 19, 2009 Somnath takes on CPI-M top brass Mamata to meet Sonia on Wednesday UPA tally jumps to 314 'Business picks up when the Congress wins' Stung by verdict, Maya turns to Dalits again Uttarakhand CM to resign over LS poll debacle Karunanidhi to seek 10 minister posts Dr Singh told me I am like his sister, says Maya Dayanidhi Maran may not get Cabinet berth Karunanidhi in Delhi to lobby for cabinet berths Vaiko on why Congress won LS polls Polls over, power cuts back in Punjab, Haryana SP offers support to Congress Karan Singh in running for foreign minister's post West Bengal: Fissures widen in Left Front facade 'Mamata's win has nothing to do with the Tatas' BSP pledges support of its 21 MPs to UPA Independent Ladakh MP boosts UPA tally Congress parliamentary party elects Dr Singh as PM ''Rahul could become a desirable leader' Dr Singh knows how to get his own way A first: Karat faces flak in politburo May 18, 2009 New government to take oath after May 21 RJD, SP allege humiliation by Cong leaders Congress may go it alone in Maharashtra polls: CM Will Congress retain the 'wily Thakur?' EC submits list of new MPs to President Mamata pledges support to UPA government Karat to continue as CPI-M general secretary Pizza, papad, gutkha-The bookie's new lingo Why UP is the biggest surprise this election Congress faces stronger Opposition in AP Won't go to Delhi with a begging bowl, says NC Re-centering the Congress Party CPM won't blame Karat for poll debacle Advani agrees to become Opposition leader Karat-Tharoor 'ties' make CPI see red in Kerala Next is what? BJP meeting begins in New Delhi From 1 to 24, Mamata's Army will take on Left now PM, Sonia to meet allies on Tuesday 25 UP legislators fail to make it to Lok Sabha PM, Council of Ministers resign Modi breaks silence, says no full stop in politics Rahul to decide on youth ministers 'An event of such magnitude never seen in world' 'Marathis should explain why they ditched' Trouble brews in Left: Will Buddha step down? Cracks start appearing in NDA 'We drove out an evil force called Left' Poll-stung Mayawati cracks the whip on officers May 17, 2009 PMK to be out of Union Ministry after a decade BJP leaders try to convince 'firm' Advani Cong isn't very keen to include 4th Front parties Gopinath's political flight fails to take-off AP: Telangana statehood to take back seat Trinamool proposes support for Congress at Centre Congress spoils fourth front party in Bihar Rahul celebrates victory at 'election war-room' misuse of govt machinery led to defeat, says LJP Cong's Nagpur MP survives 'sabotage' Penultimate decision only after Tuesday's CPP meet RSS leaders meet Advani Indian MPs worth over Rs 3,000 crore JD-S offers to support UPA What went wrong for Chiranjeevi? Euphoric Congress worried about Assam Musclemen bite the dust in Bihar UPA leaders to meet the President tommorrow Most MPs rejected by voters in UP Congress charges into BJP turf in MP Bihar turns into graveyard for Union Ministers Bruised Kalmadi romps home, attacks NCP MIM says it will "think" of supporting Congress Lalu evasive on retaining Railways portfolio 17.2 per cent rise in criminal turned MPs: Report UPA tally goes up to 261, NDA finishes with 159 2 percent votes made the difference in AP assembly Cong, BJP heavyweights bite the dust in Orissa Vijayakanth plays spoiler again in Tamil Nadu poll 'PM hype' didn't work for Pawar and NCP Jubilant Cong reworks strategy for 'weak spots' 21 new faces from Bihar in the 15th Lok Sabha Third Front's post-poll meet called off Azam Khan resigns as SP general secretary Deve Gowda's 'imperfect' victory IKarnataka will send most BJP MPs to Lok Sabha JD-U blames Varun, Modi for NDA's defeat Dr Singh must send Anees Bazmi flowers Third Front irrelevant now, admits Left Sharad Yadav on why NDA took a beating After the counting and other stories 'Fantastic validation of Indian democracy' Why Goa politicians are a worried lot Will Advani remain as the Opposition leader? Stage set for Rahul to be India's PM: UK media Shock & awe on Hindutva Web sites Sonia asks Lalu to attend Cabinet meeting 'The Left parties were never our allies' Buddha may skip politburo meet tomorrow Telecast news just twice a day A vote in favour of a new dawn 'People punished those who opposed nuke deal' Singur roots for Trinamool Mumbai draped in Congress colours I thank the people: Raj Thackeray Defeat does not reflect anti-government mood: VS Parliament to host four Gandhis for the first time Zardari congratulates PM Obama congratulates India on 'historic polls' Graphic: Lok Sabha 2009 poll outcome Stunning defeat hit TDP, PRP in Andhra May 16, 2009 The verdict is loud and clear: NRIs MIM retains Hyderabad for eight consecutive term Money power wins over democracy, says Jayalalithaa BJP humbled, to work as constructive opposition Fourth front's big flop show in 2009 polls Muslims, Opposition thwarted my chances: Mayawati This is a victory of the people: Andhra CM Karunanidhi attributes victory to hard work MNS forces Sena to third place in Mumbai South Voters veto PMK's quick-change politics Fresh faces expected to be in new cabinet BJD won't support UPA: Patnaik Stability plank powers UPA close to magic number Chidambaram elected from Sivaganga It's a vote for honest politics, says Rahul MNS played spoiler in Mumbai Modi's 'black' magic failed, says Congress Congress humbles SAD, wins 6 seats in Punjab Statewise party positions Congress will keep both BSP and SP away Somnath? Who? asks CPM Congress will keep both BSP and SP away EC to meet Prez on Monday to submit list of MPs Raj Thackeray spoils cousin Uddhav's party Advani not keen to be Leader of Opposition: Rajnat Pulling out Tytler, Sajjan pays off for Congress Congress bags 13 seats in north-east Gloom descends over BJP HQ Why don't you quit, Somnath asks Karat NC-Cong sweep J&K; Lone loses Rebels deal Sharad Pawar a blow BJP feels Varun vitriol backfired on it Allies never left the UPA: Congress Congress scripts a remarkable comeback in UP Kandhamal accused wins assembly polls from jail Advani calls up PM, extends good wishes PM to resign tomorrow Father-son duo make it to Lok Sabha JDS willing to support UPA: Kumaraswamy Verdict 2009: Rahul UP and rising Dr Singh wants Rahul to join the cabinet Sena alleges EVM malfunction in South Mumbai Rahul for PM but not now, says Digvijay Singh Congress may go without Samajwadi Party NCP retains Tura, Congress wins Shillong Shashi Tharoor creates history The Lessons of Election 2009 'The Congress will form a stable government' 'Time for real Manmohan Singh to show his mettle' Exit polls more accurate than ever Mayawati's rout is Congress' gain Rahul should become PM: Scindia Paswan loses, but happy secular parties won UPA return to boost business climate India Inc jubilant, expects fast reforms Cong-NCP makes a clean sweep in Mumbai Congress HQ erupts in celebration Congress retains power in Andhra Pradesh 'Foreigner' trumps detractors, again Shiv Sena blames MNS for defeat Advani's residence wears gloomy look Rahul comes out of the shadow Congress, allies to meet tonight Congress, MNS workers clash in South Mumbai Gulf Indians cheer UPA victory Fissures in CPI-M over poll debacle? Congress wants recount in Sivaganga Red fort breached in Bengal Projecting Modi as next PM a mistake: BJP leader President's task becomes easier A thoughtful verdict for stability The results so far Delhi shows the way for India We will sit in Opposition, says Left Congress leaders hail the 'R factor' Only UPA can provide stable government, says Pawar Manmohan to be PM now, Rahul in future: Congress Why Tamil Nadu chose DMK, rejected Congress SDF sweeps Sikkim polls Advani may offer to resign BJP marching ahead in Karnataka Heavy security in Kolkata on counting day BJP on the verge of conceding defeat Tamil Nadu: DMK ahead, ally Cong fares badly Bihar: Lalu leads, Paswan trails, gains for NDA For BJP, India Not 'Shining' again Assam: Congress invites AUDF to join UPA Congress confident of sweep, will widen UPA The record-setting Manmohan Singh Won't support Cong-led government: CPI Big surprise! Congress ahead of all in UP Congress party workers begin celebrations Kerala: The Red Bastion comes crumbling down Congress wins Kannur seat Seven out of seven for Congress in Delhi 'Wind of change has gripped Bengal' In Patna, Laloo, Shatru stay at home Congress throws secular card at Left Mumbai: Milind Deora, Gaikwad lead Bated breath as counting of votes begins May 15, 2009 No Manmohan, no government: Cong Andhra under intense security cover for counting Accept our demands, get support: Muslim Alliance PM likely to resign on Monday How the drama will unfold after LS poll results Sangma bats for Pawar as PM, slams Congress AGP supports BJP, to decide on joining NDA Praja Rajyam open to post-poll alliances TRS rules out any truck with Congress Confident BJP, Congress fight for allies BJP, Congress dance to Nitish's tunes Not in touch with NDA, UPA: BSP Scramble for allies reaches fever pitch No support to BJP, says Paswan 'It will be a thorny road ahead for Mamata' Meet the negotiators Allahabad HC stays Mulayam's arrest JD-S is with Third Front, hints Gowda Jayalalithaa keeps everyone guessing How the Left could veer to the Congress Left Front, TDP seek Jayalalithaa's support Pranab meets Amar Singh Congress, BJP reach out to allies,friends and foes 'Biggest gamble the Third Front has taken' Where does Mamata stand? Digvijay calls up Amar Singh Cong, BJP trying to woo smaller parties Won't return to CPI-M: Somnath May 14, 2009 Congress sympathises with Azam Khan TRS gets its flock together before counting Congress to revive contacts with allies Left won't support Cong-led govt: FB NDA will get 218 seats, says BJP UP withdraws NSA against Varun Fourth Front leaders discuss post-poll strategy Exit polls unrealistic, says NDA Left slams Burleigh's meeting with Indian leaders Sharad Pawar calls on Sonia Why was the voter turnout so low in Bihar? Exit polls politically inspired: Amar Singh Congress, BJP leaders discuss strategies Congress starts wooing Left Front 'The Left became monsters' Verdict 2009: Limited options before Karat 'CPI-M has been pushed on the wrong rails in Benga Predict Lok Sabha results and win Rs 25 lakh! SP adopts wait-and-watch approach Why is Dr Singh smiling? Sonapur's villagers boycott poll PM takes stock of Cong's prospects as polling ends Pawar is the dark horse in PM race May 13, 2009 Exit polls predict slender Cong advantage 'It is a middle class democracy' Leaders of Third Front, BSP to meet on May 18 Don't misread Kumaraswamy-Sonia talks: Gowda Jaya Prada's allegations a political drama: Azam Fifth phase: State-wise polling report Karat's acid test and Left Front's greatest gamble Varun approaches SC for quashing NSA detention Jyoti Basu falls; won't be able to vote 'Abusing power is in the DMK's genes' Jayalalithaa keeps everyone guessing Left will play important role: Somnath Is Mamata Banerjee the change Bengal seeks? Mayawati will be shocked on May 16 Post-poll: Sonia will request big biz for help 62 per cent turnout in LS poll last phase UP cops goof-up gave Varun NSA reprieve Kumaraswamy meets Sonia Baramulla goes to the polls on Wednesday May 12, 2009 PM calls up Nitish, sparks speculation Will the Elephant trumpet in Mayiladuthurai? All about last phase of LS election TDP is firmly with Third Front: Naidu Fifth Phase: BJP has maximum criminal candidates Varun lodges complaint with EC against BSP 'There is no Bengal line or Kolkata line' Govinda supports NCP candidate against Congress Will accept anyone backing Advani as PM: BJP 'I have come here to canvass, not to beg' 'Muslim factor' in Bengal may surprise CPI-M Cops raid Jaya Prada's hotel in Rampur Maya moves SC against Varun verdict Over Rs 50,000 crore spent on LS poll campaign 'My music will help me get votes' Sonia Gandhi is the key to alliances May 11, 2009 'Indian voter is smarter than politicians' Congress influencing CBI, alleges Maya Congress has most crorepatis in Phase V PM, Lalu, Paswan slam Nitish Kumar For the first time, Basu may not vote Advani's PM dream will remain a dream: Lalu We don't consider Cong as untouchable: Left 1984 riots cannot be kept alive forever: PM What PM says about Afzal Guru We have not joined NDA, says TRS Dr Singh is pride of Punjab and India: Rahul Varun's antics make Pilibhit battle unpredictable Jaya Prada to lodge complaint against Azam Khan Rajiv Gandhi, Arun Shourie plot PC's fall Will 'winds of change' blow away CPI-M in Bengal? 'The BJP will be secular if it gets 170 seats' Bengal poll results will sink or save Left Front 'End star rule in Tamil Nadu' May 10, 2009 CPI might support Kerala CM Congress-DMK alliance intact, says Sonia Congress' politics delaying Guru's hanging: Modi Congress will never join hands with BJP: Digvijay Working with the Congress is unthinkable: BJP Varun doesn't favour forced sterilisation:UK daily TRS chief, Nitish Kumar attend NDA rally May 09, 2009 It's Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya Ho in Tamil Nadu Can Congress and BJP work together? India cannot send Army to Sri Lanka: PM No military solution for SL problem: PM 'Contesting polls, change of strategy: Sajad Lone Varun Gandhi wants to revive sterilisation policy Janardhan Dwivedi speaks to the press Rahul Gandhi remark sours TC-Cong ties Autonomy the solution to SL crisis: CPI TRS leaves Third Front, joins NDA May 08, 2009 rediff contributor recovering from injuries Won't make Nitish Kumar a hero: Congress Third Front can defeat Cong, BJP: Karat BJP will be single largest party: Advani Karunanidhi's son makes poll debut in Madurai Will a clean image ensure Chidambaram a win? Lalu, Paswan to skip cabinet meeting Congress meeting its past in Ludhiana Vaiko lashes out at DMK in Madurai MP Cong leader sacked for free pass to Sushma Amar threatens to quit SP over Azam Khan issue Sikh PM is a big Congress draw in Punjab A by-poll may change course of Jharkhand politics Karat talks economy in Coimbatore WB: Minor violence in Nandigram No vote to any party, says shoe-thrower journalist Advani faults UPA's foreign policy on Lanka, Nepal May 07, 2009 The constituency where waste is the biggest issue PM, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in TN Cong hints at tie-ups with JD-U, AIADMK On water issues, the UPA has failed us When CEC Navin Chawla almost lost his vote! 'The Congress is the enemy of Tamils' 57 per cent polling witnessed in Fourth Phase Karunanidhi promises homeland for Lankan Tamils SP may back a Congress-led government Trinamool-Cong tie-up intact, says Mamata Polling for fourth phase of LS polls begins Mainpuri still awaits development Shatrughan Singh on stars and politics May 06, 2009 PM, Advani meet in Parliament Details of Fourth Phase Polling Rahul wooing Left upsets Trinamool Congress DMK refuses to campaign for Congress in TN 'We aren't begging, we just seek our rights' 'My agenda is the agenda of my janata' Rahul's remarks admit Cong's loss: CPI Cong fields maximum crorepatis Independents galore in Phase IV BSP has most 'tainted' candidates Congress made lives of 'aam aadmi' difficult: Modi TC hopes Nandigram sacrifice will pay off Why Barmer's Muslims love this BJP MP 'Will spend more time in Parliament, if elected' Will we see a return to revolving-door ministries? Betting hard for Badal 'bahu' in Bhatinda In Chandigarh, parties court the youth vote Polling to 85 Lok Sabha seats tomorrow 'Congress candidate has promised us employment' Sonia's rallies in TN, Puducherry put off BJP, the new X-factor in West Bengal US wish list may affect India's next government CPI-M slams PM's statement on regional parties May 05, 2009 'Is asking for clean drinking water a crime?' Nitish rules out aligning with Congress Tamil film personalities declare war against Cong 10 reasons why South Mumbai didn't vote 'No constituency can be won on caste grounds' Rahul Gandhi: No more a political 'Pappu' The 'Englishman' on poll trail in Rajasthan Left Front rules out support to Congress How Delhi voted in 2004 Congress vs BJP in Delhi Phase IV: Most candidates from Rajasthan Heartland trio puts up 'No Entry' sign for Maya Bhajan Lal faces uphill battle in Hisar Somnath's shadow haunts Left in Bolpur Azam Khan won't go soft on Kalyan Singh 'Each govt tries to push its people into agencies' Campaigning for 4th phase of polls over TN poll campaign lacks the usual masala NDA exists only in BJP's mind: Rahul Gandhi Modi speaks language of money in western UP TN: BJP pins hope on DMK-Congress rift BJP urges Pakistan to protect Sikhs in NWFP May 04, 2009 Yechury does not rule out support to UPA What Modi tells Muslims Farooq Abdullah's poll hurdles begin at home Mayawati's new social engineering experiment Currency with expiry date? It's a poll promise PM ridicules BJP's stand on terrorism Black money issue: SC to hear plea on July 28 Uma rakes up Babri issue, roots for Advani Royals battle for the ballot in Rajasthan Maran banks on 'good work' for votes Caste formula to decide fate of Raje's son In Madurai, Azhagiri is out to make a point Battle of the clans is on in Punjab Nobody's talking development in Uttarakhand May 03, 2009 Advani irresponsible, BJP incapable: PM BJP reaches out to Delhi voters with promises Want to know how much PM's worth? Will hot weather dampen voter turnout in Delhi? I have blind faith in Sonia: Delhi CM PM's stand on Quattrocchi is absurd: BJP What Manchester of south India wants from its MP Can't rule out Left leader as PM, says CPI 220 sensitive polling stations in Delhi Delhi's crorepati candidates It's Kalyan Vs Kalyans in Etah Karunanidhi in hospital with high fever May 02, 2009 Swiss money: Govt has confidential info Now, PM says he enjoyed working with Left parties RSS a band of <i>vyabhicharis</i>: Lalu Nandigram: Trinamool worker shot dead 'Hindi, Hindu, Hindusthan' Congress attacks Left for 'poor' progress NDA gets one more ally Kalyan a convict in Babri demolition case: Lalu Sivaganga: Chidambaram banks on his success as FM BJP succumbs to Moditva 'In UP, Brahmins do tactical voting, not Muslims' Glamour vs glamour in Ajmer May 01, 2009 UPA mortaged foreign policy for nuke deal: CPM 'Front' leaders only want to be PM: Sonia April 30, 2009 Graphic on polling in third phase Mumbai records 43.52 per cent polling Advani is not a strong leader, says Rahul L K Advani faces tough battle in Gandhinagar New Delhi gets ready for <i>naya</i> MPs Manmohan Singh is not weak, says Aamir Khan Bollywood goes voting! Advani moots fixed term for Lok Sabha Third Phase witnesses 50 per cent voter turnout Maya, Ambani, Sonam Kapoor early voters India army to help form Eelam : AIADMK EC censures Digvijay for threatening Mayawati April 29, 2009 May support Pawar for PM, says Chiranjeevi Details of Third phase polling Kasab treated better than me: Varun Advani will not be able to vote for himself 'SP & Shiv Sena are working together in Mumbai' Rahul was awarded Cambridge M Phil degree in 1995 Crime Control Act invoked against Pappu Yadav Mangalore Christians '10 commandments' to rout BJP Curfew-like situation in the Valley Mumbai campaign highlights extremist views Our commitment to build Ram temple intact: BJP April 28, 2009 PDP, NC trying to out do each other in Anantnag Karunanidhi backs Manmohan Singh as PM No dearth of PM material in BJP: Advani Crorepatis in fray in Phase 3 I am not afraid of going to jail, says Modi 'We Ladakhis need a powerful voice' 'We have enough talent for PM candidate' NSA due to political vendetta, Varun tells HC 'I did not get a ticket because of my father' 'BJP at Centre and state will be good' April 27, 2009 <i>Big Boss</i> politician woos voters Priyanka hits back at Varun over surname use Trying for non-Cong, non-BJP govt: Karat Advani is Modi's mask, says Congress Rahul woos J&K youth, says vote for development If Atal is unwell, how is he writing letters: Maya 'Our CM has no time for us' 'We are willing to pay for the basic amenities' Party-wise candidates in Phase 3 Touch & Go seats in Phase 3 The secret of Shivraj Singh Chauhan's success 'What can I do if there are no rains?' Congress like mother, can't betray it: Digvijay April 26, 2009 Advani PM candidate in 2014, says Modi Sonia flays MNS at Mumbai rally Ramesh blasts BJP's claims on containing Naxals supplying electricity here is a mere formality Only Deve Gowda can solve our problems Jayalalithaa raises Eelam issue, ahead of polls 13 Kerala policemen on poll duty arrested April 25, 2009 A Dalit's daughter should be made PM: Maya EC notice on Digvijay for 'threatening' Maya EC slaps notice on Kerala CM over comments on Modi I am not ready to become the PM yet, says Rahul April 24, 2009 Polls have been reduced to electoral jugglery A transcript of Meera Sanyal's chat on rediff Left has no existence beyond 3 states: Cong Rahul Gandhi slams CPM over development in WB No. of candidates for Phase 3 Sonia slams BJP for changing stand on nuke deal Cong can support 3rd Front from outside EC bans INLD's "objectionable" CD on Congress Former RSS man is Congress' choice from Godhra SP's Mumbai road show turns out to be a no-show No problems with PM individually: Buddha J&K: Mirwaiz, other separatists detained Two CPI-M leaders shot dead in WB Congress claims credit for Rlys turnaround Do your home work, Modi tells Sonia April 23, 2009 Maharashtra: 50 to 55 pc polling in Phase 2 Puttaparthy: Sai Baba casts his vote PM should have sacked Lalu, says Joshi Phase 2 polling of Lok Sabha polls AP: 1 killed as violence mars phase 2 Hurriyat asks people to boycott LS polls Internet made every citizen a'Big Brother': Advani The nap before the polls UPA needs the Left Front, says Pawar SL, LTTE not heeding to India's request: PC Varun Gandhi to campaign in UP We are not opposed to Left, says Paswan Maharashtra's political biggies face voters today Lalu's gamble in Bihar to be put to test today PM and his wife cast their votes in Guwahati Naxals attempt to disrupt polling in Jharkhand Second phase of Lok Sabha poll begins April 22, 2009 Karat denies Tirupati remarks Hobson's choice: DMK demand worries Sonia Graphic on crorepatis in fray in second phase Graphic on second phase of polling BJP analyst forecasts NDA victory Shahabuddin's bail plea rejected Mulayam in dock over casteist remarks TDP holds the edge in Andhra Pradesh I may accept PM's post: Karat AIADMK workers send kid's goggles to Chidambaram Illegal migration, insurgency key issues in Assam FIR against Digvijay Singh for violating poll code Varun Gandhi files nomination from Pilibhit Filmmaker Prakash Jha held, Rs 10.25 lakh seized Orissa polls: 65 crorepatis in fray in Phase 2 For Cong, TDP chief may be a tough nut to crack Why Chandragiri may reject actress Roja Women get raw deal from parties in TN Reading the Muslim mind in UP and Bihar 'SRP' chases me every day, says Modi Mayawati India's anti-Obama, says <i>Newsweek</i> Naxals release train carrying 700 people April 21, 2009 Gopalaswami on poll process, Varun & Congress Congress dumps Lalu, woos Nitish Touch and go seats in Phase 2 LTTE is terrorist outfit: Manmohan Singh Swiss money: SC to examine plea A voter reveals formula behind winning polls Second phase poll in Manipur on Wednesday Ex-CEC defends not resigning over Chawla issue BJP softens stand on Indo-US nuclear deal Manmohan quite justifiably PM candidate: Pranab Mayawati flays EC for 'impartiality' Navin Chawla takes over as CEC V S Sampath to assume office of EC UPA will choose PM after LS polls, says Lalu Muzaffarpur has maximum criminal candidates Daughter campaigns for Advani Centre rejects plea on Gopalaswami letter Belgium clears air over award for Sonia April 20, 2009 Jaunpur murder is 'suicide', says UP police Gopalaswami demits office as CEC Cong obstructing Gujarat;s progress: Modi 'BJP, Sena remember Lord Ram only during polls' Swiss bank issue: Ramesh hits back at Advani 'The bright India of today is not a myth' Left parties lash out at Somnath Mumbai street kids catch poll fever SAD releases poll manifesto Farooq Abdullah may have it easy in Srinagar Rahul slams NDA's India Shining slogan 'Vote for BJP, ye Basanti ki izzat ka sawal hai!' Narayan Rane's cousin found dead April 19, 2009 Graphic: Party-wise candidates in Phase-II UP: Sonia's whirwind tour leaves opponents dusted Voter Voice:'At least give us peace' JK: It's the battle of Singhs in Udhampur PM to cast his vote in Assam Dhoni's elder brother joins BJP Give Congress 5 more years: Dr Singh BJP quietly dumps governance agenda Jaya fit candidate for PM's post: Vaiko BJP straining hard to retain Tumkur April 18, 2009 No Chiranjeevi wave in coastal Andhra 'Advani's 100-day plan a smokescreen' What Rae Barelli's women want from Sonia Riots have polarised voters in this textile town Cong must be blamed too for Babri demolition: Lalu Battle of friends in Puducherry Jaadu ki Jhappi & Pappi lands Dutt in trouble Our grand alliance will beat the Congress: Naidu Shotgun enjoys upper hand in Patna Saheb Rajya Sabha MP joins Maya's bandwagon LJP will support Congress in Delhi EC doubles death compensation for poll personnel April 17, 2009 'I will worship my MP if he addresses our prob' 'There is no hope of a better life for us' Hurriyat leaders placed under arrest Shekhar Suman files nomination for Patna Sahib Sajjad Lone is a nationalist,: Abdul Gani Bhatt I will continue to raise my voice, says Varun SC not in favour of making voting compulsory Varun tortured in jail, says BJP Advani's gaffe: Obama bin Laden 'Young politicians give me hope' Third Front to re-think N-deal: Yechury Bring back black money stashed abroad Advani Lalu files nomination for Patliputra seat BSP man worth Rs 622 cr is richest LS candidate 'I want to earn and eat. I don't need freebies' Cong has an upper hand in polls: US think-tank Foreign diplomats hit the campaign trail Despite poverty, Chitradurga has potential Lowest turnout in Hyderabad leaves MIM guessing Nitish tries to woo Muslims away from Lalu 50% polling in Jharkhand amid Maoist violence Third Front slams Manmohan-Advani diatribe J&K: Hurriyat won't boycott 'futile' LS polls BJP practices politics of hatred: PM April 16, 2009 Image: Shatrughan files nomination in Patna Dalits were prevented from polling, alleges Lalu Andhra witnesses 68% polling in first phase UP: Naxal-prone areas remain incident free 60 per cent voting in first phase of LS polls Shut up or ship out, Maya warns Varun Varun Gandhi released from Etah jail 'Naxals have made a loud and clear statement' Will Suresh Patel stun Advani? Why Sandeep Fernandes won't vote Slipper hurled at Advani in MP rally From slum to crorepati. Can he become an MP? Assam: They vote coming from across the border SC releases Varun Gandhi on parole Why Shashi Tharoor is thrilled about his vote Election Spoilers We failed to control illegal flow of money: EC Moderate start to first phase of polling Mamata's message finds audience in rural Bengal George fights a lonely battle in Muzaffarpur 'The change you want is just a vote away' April 15, 2009 First Phase Polling Phase 1: Some Interesting Facts Several SAD leaders keen to join Cong: Amarinder Left rules out post-poll support to Cong-led govt 9 needle contests in UP first phase Congress promises fast-track trial for terrorists Sonia calls Advani 'a slave of RSS' Court notice to Jayalalithaa NDA expects new alliances after LS polls: BJP Rajkot BJP uses Art of Living for poll propaganda On poll eve, a CD that stings Naidu No talks with Pakistan now: PM Chidamabaram questions Advani's role in Kandahar Maoists attack BSF camp in Bihar Phase-I may not see tilt towards any party Bihar's ringtone: Nitish government works BJP gains ground in Chhattisgarh Alarming news for the Congress in Andhra April 14, 2009 UPA to win 205-215 seats, NDA 160-170: Survey Sonia, PM were part of the Kandahar meet: BJP Singh's leadership non-negotiable: Cong BSP defends clamping NSA on Varun Voter Voice: Let us choose the better criminal EC notice to Scindia on letters to voters UP cops dub Sonkar's killing as 'suicide' Varun submits undertaking Young SP promises smooth voting in Visakhapatnam Congress tops in fielding 'crorepatis'for polls Karat confident of post-poll realignment Campaign ends for Phase-I of Lok Sabha polls Modi 'replies' to PM's attack on Advani PM is Sher-e-Punjab: Rahul Why we should fear the Samajwadi Party's manifesto BJP's Kandhamal candidate Ashok Sahu arrested EC bans exit polls by media Jayalalithaa keeps post-poll options open Election 2009 seems like 543 mini elections PM-Advani cold war reaches a crescendo UPA betrayed Tamils, alleges PMK founder Ramadoss A paved road to Parliament for Supriya Sule Varun Gandhi's 'silent' adversary Domestic politics vital for foreign policy AP: Displaced farmers enter poll fray Farm loan to decide Cong-NCP fate in polls April 13, 2009 SP, BSP accuse each other of murder Taliban threat: Pak asks India to share info Enough of computerisation in the country: SP Candidates with criminal records in Phase 1 In eastern UP, a cocktail of power politics,crime Justice Party candidate murdered in Jaunpur Why politics is India's most lucrative profession Will send troops to Pak to crush terrorism:BJP EC lets off Lalu, Rabri, Jaswant & Uddhav Lalu escapes unhurt after dais comes down It's advantage UPA, indicates poll survey Sonia woos young voters in Assam Not in talks with BJP, clarifies Jayalalithaa Dr Singh country's best candidate for PM: Sonia Gujarat can't be called a developed state: PM UP govt blocking development work in Amethi Dr Singh is 'young', says Rahul in Kerala 32 villages in MP to boycott Lok Sabha polls Mind your business, estranged ally tells CPM Ball is in AIADMK court, says Advani on tie-up NDA released terrorists, we killed them: PM BJP's on-the-run Kandhamal candidate plans rally 'BJP won't disown Varun even if tapes are true' JD-U files a defamation suit against Rabri Indian Americans gear up for Lok Sabha poll Falling standards of poll campaign worrying: EC Sonia must apologise for her remarks: Advani Varun to promise SC he won't be reckless Lalu talks of N-power & MIT, focus still on caste 'Did Congress try to buy Tytler's silence?' April 12, 2009 In Ayodhya, Modi skirts temple issue 'Naidu is trying to fool the people of Andhra' SP takes a U-turn on 'stone-age' manifesto Jungle-raj prevailing in SAD-ruled Punjab: Congres EC should take action against Buddhadeb: Mamata SC to hear Varun's plea tomorrow Modi now terms Congress as 'Gudiya' party Congress has done nothing for poor, reacts BJP Third Front won't back Cong, BJP: Naidu Not aversive to joining politics: Priyanka 'Where was our MP when we were targetted?' Lucknow: Mad scramble to step into Vajpayee's shoe April 11, 2009 Dr Singh's remarks an attempt to win votes: Pak 5 CRPF men killed hours before Sonia's rally J&K: Separatist leader Sajad Lone to contest polls 193 crorepatis to contest 1st phase of polls Case against BJP candidate in Kandhamal BJP hints at fielding Varun in LS polls UPA to get 203 seats, NDA 191: Survey Former MP Vijay Singh, several others join Cong Left will be routed in Kerala, suggest polls Touch & Go Seats in Phase 1 Priyanka takes on Maya in 'pavitra bhoomi' Where has Jarnail Singh gone? 'Chiranjeevi is the next AP CM' Left often on wrong side of history: PM Lucknow: Mad scramble to step into Vajpayee's shoe Arrest Lalu, demands Uddhav Thackeray Eastern UP fights cocktail of power politics, crim Won't let BJP to implement radical agenda: Nitish Manmohan holds out olive branch to Left April 10, 2009 29 crorepatis in fray in Maharashtra poll Candidates in the fray in the first phase Delhi will use Bollywood songs to encourage people PM speaks out on Third Front, N-deal & Tytler Advani promises special status for Bihar We won't target the Gandhis, says LTTE VS Sampath new Election Commissioner RTI exposes MPs' largesse during 26/11 attacks Telangana, caste & stars will decide AP's fate Won't back Pawar as PM: Sena 'Nation knows who spews venom through speeches' Retd school teacher hurls shoe at Naveen Jindal Priyanka to campaign from tomorrow Logic will lead Pawar to Third Front: CPM Kottayam bristles with namesake candidates Vote fright lurks in riot-torn Kandhamal Why SP's most recognisable Muslim face is upset AP: Jamat backs Congress BJP riding Raman Singh wave Tytler apologises to Sikhs for role in riots April 09, 2009 'Tytler, Sajjan Kumar will not contest LS polls' Justice still needs to be done for Sikhs: Jarnail Assam: BJP-AGP combine suffers set-back Uddhav gets EC notice for remarks against PM EC slaps notice on Rabri for remarks on CM EC slaps notice on Laloo for remarks against Varun Top PRP leader quits SP-RJD-LJP chiefs swear unity Kerala: LDF eyes a hat-trick in Idukki Purandeswari banks on NTR's legacy Manmohan a man of integrity: Buddha Can Tejaswini, the giant-killer, do it again? AIADMK releases LS candidates list Modi is BJP's super star campaigner: Paresh Rawal Mukhtar Ansari shifted to Kanpur jail on EC order Nafisa Ali richer than Sonia , Rahul put together Maya reinstates top official removed by EC Deve Gowda declares assets Taliban in J&K is propaganda: Mufti Won't tie up with BJP or Cong: BJD Congress mum on Tytler's candidacy April 08, 2009 Graphic: Gandhinagar constituency Akali Dal behind shoe hurling incident: Tytler Priya Dutt owns assets worth Rs 37 crore Orissa: Pawar shares platform with Naveen Patnaik Assam: Ultras attack poll observer's convoy 'In Cong, I see a ray of hope for common man' 'In Cong, I see a ray of hope for common man' Mulayam downplays squabble between top SP leaders Advani has assets worth over Rs 3.5 crore Swiss money: Congress calls Advani a liar Sonia slams CPI-M, BJP for attacking Dr Singh Priya Dutt files nomination; promises development Mayawati terms EC action in UP 'arbitrary' Advani files nomination, targets PM at rally 'No politician has addressed our issue' UP election is all about Maya's deeds vs misdeeds Pawar to address rallies with Naveen Patnaik Congress set to drop Tytler from candidates 'Manmohan Singh is the best man' Congress 'gifts' LS seat to BJP's Sushma Swaraj April 07, 2009 Sonia scoffs at Third Front idea Cong fielding candidates from nowhere: Shatrughan EC orders removal of UP Home Secretary Arjun Singh becomes emotional at election rally LJP to ban RSS, VHP if voted to power Amar Singh threatens to quit SP 'Only Dr Singh can steer India out of crisis' I am proud to be a Bihari, says Shekhar Suman FIR against Lalu for remarks on Varun Varun is fit: UP govt Tough fight between BJP and NCP in Mumbai NE Will not share dais with Modi, says Nitish UP: Tea vendor's Vikas Party fields candidates Amar Singh, Sanjay Dutt call on Chiranjeevi The Great Election Circus lacks drama Ramadoss succeeds in getting his alliances right BJP condemns Lalu's 'road roller' comments April 06, 2009 How women fared in Lok Sabha polls 2004 Average number of aspirants per seat Party-wise performance of women in 2004 National parties on a decline over the years Will stand by Varun politically, legally: Rajnath Sonia neither owns a car nor a house in India Varun refuses to give voice sample to police Sonia files nomination from Rae Bareli BJP leads in promising 'Green India' to voters BSP leader Baba Dubey joins SP BJP miss Vajpayee the campaigner: Advani Sena counters Cong's 'Jai Ho' with Kai Ho April 05, 2009 Modi skips Kandhamal rally Disrespect of PM is disrespect of nation: Sonia Nafisa replaces Sanjay Dutt in Lucknow Lalu has been 'ungrateful' to Cong: Nitish EC notice to Jaswant Singh for distributing cash EC issues notice to Chidambaram April 04, 2009 NSA on Varun: BJP warns Mayawati Arjun to campaign against 'rebel' daughter Varun's hate speech disturbing, says Azhar Sri Ram Sene won't support BJP Courts dashed poll dreams of Bihar's Bahubalis The UPA is now non-existent: Advani Mayawati the lone star in BSP campaign CPI-M slams BJP's 'divisive tactics' in Darjeeling NCP snaps ties with Congress in Gujarat Chiranjeevi files nomination for Tirupati Motherhood debate heats up between Maya, Maneka April 03, 2009 SP not to field candidate against Priya Dutt Muslim outfits say they wont vote for Tharoor Image: Cycling for votes! Image: Batting for votes! We are not the Fourth Front: RJD-SP-LJP alliance Pawar in favour of a Third Front, says CPI JD-U distances itself from BJP manifesto Maneka not allowed to meet Varun at Etah jail Veteran leader quits Congress, joins BJP Manifesto shows BJP lost its way: Congress BJP promises IT exemption up to Rs 3 lakh Congress fields candidate against Paswan Will Priya Dutt make it from Mumbai North Central? Mamata to battle it out again in Kolkata South BJD, Left and NCP join hands in Orissa Sushma says NDA will come to power at the Centre April 02, 2009 BJP to release manifesto on Ram Navami Dutt came to seek my blessings, says Bhardwaj Third Front will form the government, says Naidu NSA on Varun: SC notice to UP government Chidambaram meets Advani, discusses security Shahrukh Khan likely to campaign for Cong April 01, 2009 Varun moves SC against NSA detention Bihar: 453 leaders booked for poll code violation BJP throws its weight behind Varun UPA deserves to be taught a lesson in polls: BJP No decision to provide Z+ security to Varun: Cong Aide of Cabinet minister threatened me: Dutt SIT probe politically motivated by Cong: Kondani Patna Saheb: It's silver screen vs mini-screen! The man who wanted to kill Varun Gandhi Congress, NCP battle rebellion in Maharashtra Varun's arrest warning to Hindus: Thackeray I am not in the race for PM's post: Mulayam Fernandes won't contest as an Independent BJP, BSP welcome SC decision on Dutt BJP is the mother of alliance politics: Advani Sharad Yadav admitted to AIIMS March 31, 2009 Manmohan is PM candidate of Congress only: NCP I am here to stay, says Dutt after SC verdict Captain Gopinath to fight BJP strongman in LS poll EC to have daily media briefing at 4 pm Poonam Mahajan won't contest LS poll, says Munde BJP indulging in politics of division, says Rahul Congress to field candidates against Lalu, Paswan NSA: What are the options before Varun Congress won't attack Lalu, Mulayam Left internal assessment puts tally at 48 March 30, 2009 Cong rejects Advani's demand on Swiss banks LJP part and parcel of UPA, says Paswan EC slaps notice on Mulayam EC allots 'Rail Engine' symbol to PRP Assam: Cong rakes up 'secret killing' issue Shaan to sing BJP's poll theme of 'better tomorrow BJP to hold mock poll on 'Swiss bank accounts' NSA against Varun unjustifiable: Maneka Plans to disrupt polls will be foiled: Omar NSA against Varun: BJP slams Mayawati Vote bank politics is dangerous: Advani SC reserves order on Dutt's plea to fight polls Advani advocating divisive politics: Moily Rahul to start election tour from Wardha Nobody has appreciated my work in 5 yrs: Govinda This election, netas skip chartered aircraft WB: CPI-M may find going tough in LS poll'09 Poorer the state, the richer the neta Varun gets bail in 2 cases, but remains in jail Gowda ready to forgive Left in national interest Legally, Varun's political career may not end March 29, 2009 UP police clamps NSA on Varun Advani is the real culprit, says Congress Angry workers set fire to PRP offices TDP grapples with tattered alliance Angry students pelt stones at Sanjay Dutt's convoy Priyadarshan lends Cong ad campaign rural touch Maneka Gandhi meets Varun SP, RJD and LJP to formally announce tie-up Salman Khan campaigns for Congress in UP 'Congress can't project a young PM' BJP promises 'better tomorrow' to woo voters BJP gets a shot in the arm with RSS backing 'UPA has adopted a policy of deafening silence' UPA evasive about illicit money: Advani Varun charged with attempt to murder, rioting Hyderabad to witness multi-cornered battle fo LS March 28, 2009 TRS chief shifts constituencies Varun's speech upsets NDA's political equations Now Advani asks Sonia to a debate Detailed plan to deal with Naxalites: EC Ramadoss, Velu resign from UPA Government Madani refutes charge of extremist links Opposition made Varun a poster boy: Advani AICC sidelines Arjun Singh Varun hoped to rally all Hindu votes Varun Gandhi was silent in court: witness PMK ministers to resign today Varun goes to jail riding a saffron wave Won't lose anything with PMK exit: Congress 'I paid Rs 10 cr for candidacy' March 27, 2009 PM is not just weak, but he is invisible: Modi Poonam's Raj-visit fuels speculations BJP set to hog the spotlight under Varun's shadow Gangster Arun Gawli to contest from South Mumbai Rajnath & Jaitely tiff sorted out: Swaraj Telugu stars try to enter Lok Sabha from UP Praja Rajyam seeks 'rail engine' as poll symbol The shifting logic of poll alliances Karat's statement has confused Third Front Figuring out Arun Jaitley's googly UP MLAs aspire to graduate into national politics Varun likely to court arrest in Pilibhit on Sat Allot common symbols to three parties: SC tells EC Varun is not our star campaigner: BJP Jailed BSP leader has assets worth over Rs 5 cr CPI-M is a threat to democracy & India: Book PRP's list of candidates favours weaker sections Women in Kerala get raw deal in seat allocation Actor Junior NTR injured in road accident Advani challenges PM to a live TV debate March 26, 2009 Congress reduced to '4th front' in some states:BJP I offered Rahul minister's post, he refused: PM BJP defends Varun, attacks Madani BJP's performance in LS polls Congress' performance in LS polls Manmohan should contest LS poll: Advani Unfazed Mulayam sharpens attack on lady DM Jaya, Ramadoss to announce new front soon Now, Maneka slams Congress for 'anti-Sikh acts' Reddy begins assembly poll campaign from Chevella JD-U is with NDA, says Nitish Kumar RJD, LJP, SP form 'secular alliance' Miffed with TDP, NTR Junior suspends campaign Fernandes to contest LS polls on his own Cong downplays PMK-AIADMK alliance Varun Gandhi to move SC over hate speech FIR Karnataka tops the list in bribing voters Madani threatens to unravel Kerala politics CPI-M admits committing mistakes in Bengal, Kerala BJP objects to Congress' 'Bharat Nirman' rall No alliance with DMK, Congress: DMDK Captain Gopinath to contest LS polls PMK joins AIADMK front in Tamil Nadu SP open to post-poll pact Jyoti Basu, 94, is a star in cyberspace Voting: Males have a better record March 25, 2009 Mallika Sarabhai open to Cong support 'Sick' Fernandes says 'I am fit to contest' Muslim clerics slam Samajwadi Party rebel Average age of Lok Sabha members Educational background of Lok Sabha members Cong manifesto silent on national security: Modi Bihar: Bahubalis put up spouses for polls A bad day for controversial politicians in court Tharoor faces stiff competition Assam: Advani flays Congress over infiltration Dr Singh has tremendous grit, determination: Rahul Decoding the election trends, the psephologist way Advani's rally at Azamgarh called off What ails the Congress in Karnataka? LS poll: Highest & smallest winning margins Thackeray hits out at Pawar over Cong alliance Elect the righteous candidate, Kalam tells nation Hate speech: HC rejects Varun Gandhi's plea TDP gives in to TRS pressure, saves grand alliance Gaming firms eye big bucks from elections People of W Bengal won't forgive Mamata: CPM March 24, 2009 BJP chooses Sommaiya ahead of Mahajan's daughter Andhra CM counts on garlands and prayers Congress open to post-poll alliances: Sonia HC dashes Shahabuddin's hopes of contesting polls Congress manifesto is a joke, says BJP Krishnam Raju quits BJP, joins Chiru's party Mulayam under EC scanner for threatening woman DM We have done our bit in Varun case, says CEC Women fare better than men in Lok Sabha polls Number of aspirants per seat in the Lok Sabha What was on the Congress' menu? Madani dominates poll debate in Kerala SC to hear Chiranjeevi's plea for common symbol Advani to kick-start Assam poll campaign on Wed Congress manifesto promises Right to Food Shah Rukh, Preity to campaign for Congress Priyanka hits back at BJP on Varun issue PM has 'diminished' his office, says BJP PM questions Advani's contribution to nation Sonia rules out possibility of becoming PM Right to Education is most important: Rahul Gandhi Congress tries to retain PMK in UPA Cong to fight polls on development plank BJP dividing people on communal lines: PM AP grand alliance falls flat as TRS snaps ties Ban Varun from contesting poll: Muslim leaders NDA's thrust on governance: Jaswant Singh NDA's agenda promises cure-all Voter Voice: 'The BJP has an edge in Karnataka' Mulayam vents his ire at a lady official March 23, 2009 AP: Three Congress MLAs resign Vote out Congress, BJP, urges Mayawati Tharoor in legal trouble Lalu signals end of alliance with Cong in Bihar Varun Gandhi calls EC partisan Sangma to campaign for BJP Sonia draws the masses at Davangere Sonia flays BJP, Third Front in first poll speech Varun's remarks turn blogsphere into war zone Varun must read the Gita, says Priyanka Lalu snaps ties with Congress in Bihar BJP rejects EC's advice, Varun will contest poll Paswan plots to dent Maya's vote bank BJP has a new election 'war room' EC holds Varun Gandhi guilty of spreading hatred Sonia to launch Cong campaign from K'taka March 22, 2009 Andhra: EC appoints Mohanty as new DGP Bihar: JD-U hit by revolt over denial of tickets Raj Thackeray booked for his hate speech Uma Bharti looking for an alibi to return to BJP? UPA will only get strengthened in Bihar, says Paswan Will support Manmohan for PM, says Lalu Election Commission discusses Varun Gandhi's hate speech RJD signals final break with Congress March 21, 2009 SP threatens to oppose Priya Dutt CPI-M out to exploit religious sentiments: IUML Congress has failed to gauge ground situation in UP: SP Congress slams Uddhav Thackeray's remarks on PM Mayawati launches BSP's nation-wide poll campaign BJD-NCP seat sharing 'meaningful' talk inconclusive Jaitley admits issues with Rajnath Cong warns disgruntled partymen in Bengal Chiranjeevi holds massive rally in Hyderabad to start poll campaign Won't support Cong after polls: CPI Sonia unwilling to field Rajya Sabha MPs in polls ABN Amro chief goes on leave to contest poll Ahead of polls, TDP unveils mother of all sops March 20, 2009 Congress, the last hope for poll rejects in UP Varun still candidate of party: BJP Third Front worrying UPA and NDA: Karat SC dismisses petition against Chawla's continuance as EC Delhi: Rejected candidates to make it tough for BJP Kandhamal residents in a dilemma We are in touch with Pawar, Paswan: Third Front EC allows use of school, college premises for poll meetings OBC, Patels dominate BJP list in Gujarat PMK may leave UPA and join Jayalalithaa No connection with Varun's speech: BJP BSP releases LS candidates list for UP Paswan meets Lalu on Bihar seat sharing issue Why all parties begin campaigning from Karnataka Gowda blasts Lalu, Paswan for 'opportunistic politics' I am unfazed by the 'outsider' tag, says Shashi Tharoor Assam: BJP, CPI to move EC against CM Sonia Gandhi to kickstart campaign from Davangere UP officials hand over 'hate speech' CD to Varun Gandhi Delhi HC grants anticipatory bail to Varun Gandhi Tharoor in Cong's Kerala list for LS polls NTR legacy: The bickering hots up March 19, 2009 Congress in a dilemma in Maharashtra 'Afzal will be hanged if BJP comes to power' Lucknow: Signature campaign to oppose Dutt's candidature Revealed: NTR's intense hatred for Chandrababu Naidu 'Pilibhit has no history of violence or communal disharmony' Now Varun faces charge of distributing money! Delhi: BJP announces candidates' list BJP feud: Sulking Jaitley meets Rajnath Singh Pilibhit: Mayawati orders suspension of officer Hate speech: Varun moves HC to quash FIR Uma Bharti meets Advani, extends support to BJP NTR Junior's family history rocks AP politics Modi gets his way as BJP releases first list in Gujarat CPI-M won't do as well as in 2004: Karat Cong, BJP struggle to keep house in order This candidate goes fishing to get votes! March 18, 2009 Election Commission removes Andhra DGP Kalyan's vote base will strengthen SP: Mulayam WB: 3 CPI-M leaders killed in poll violence J&K: Chidambaram urges forces to be on high alert EVMs to help visually impaired vote Ice cream, balloon, kite -- EC offers symbols to independents Uma Bharti to campaign for BJP Decision on joining government based on post-poll scenario, says Karat Politicos facing terror threat, say intel agencies NEW demands for electoral reforms EC suspends 2 for not acting against Varun 'PRP will contest with a common symbol only' Cong after Varun due to family rivalry, says BJP TN: BJP tries to woo Vijayakant's DMDK Congress, CPI-M demand action against Varun Jharkhand: Congress to contest 7 seats after deal with JMM After Bihar shocker, Congress tries to save face in TN Karnataka: Sonia's rally will delay Congress' list Raj Thackeray to launch LS poll campaign from Nashik Nandigram protagonists are Trinamool's trump cards I am the victim of a political conspiracy: Varun Varun is one Gandhi we like, says Shiv Sena Marriages made in heaven, delayed by EC on earth March 17, 2009 WB: CPI-M complains against Mamata to EC UPA allies to contest in Jharkhand together: Lalu I'm still in UPA, will remain in UPA: Paswan AP: No Congress ticket for Azhar Sadhu Yadav sets terms to join Congress Congress extends 'courtesy' to RJD, LJP in Bihar Assam: Congress man, former ultra shot dead Cong rejects seat sharing deal between RJD and LJP Polls: Now Sanjay Dutt in trouble Uma Bharti supports Advani as next PM Save the girlchild, writes Advani on his blog Our doors always open for 'Shotgun': SP How the ballot paper will return in some LS seats Anti-Muslim speech: Varun Gandhi faces arrest Polls: Delhi police face staff crunch No scope for further seat-sharing talks with SP: Cong Tough to form a Third Front: Jyoti Basu Lalu threatens to expel Sadhu Yadav from RJD BSP to contest all seats in Kerala Arun Jaitley skips BJP meeting again Chambal bandit wants to contest polls Lalu's brother-in-law slams him on RJD-LJP deal Varun Gandhi claims innocence, says CD was tampered Jayalalithaa looks to the stars to choose AIADMK candidates Left's back-up plan: An alliance with Congress Why BJP old-timers in Gujarat are worried March 16, 2009 CPM unveils manisfesto, slams UPA's neo-liberal policies BJP releases list of seven candidates for Assam AIADMK is with us, says Karat No possibility of contesting LS polls: Digvijay Muslim outfits to test electoral fortunes in UP polls Marandi extends support to Third Front LS polls to put focus on J-K separatists' plans Modi, Pawar hit out at each other in Maharashtra Rs 50,000 crore missing from govt coffers: Modi March 15, 2009 Madan Lal in race for Cong ticket from Hamirpur Pranab to re-contest for LS from Jangipur Andhra CM's son starts campaigning in Kadapa Patnaik to play key role in Third Front Left front allies reconcile in Kerala Left woos Janata Dal-United away from NDA LS poll campaign yet to start in Kerala Raju Srivastav eyes Nehru's Lok Sabha seat 'Third Front's prime ministerial candidate after polls' BSP to go it alone in the polls March 14, 2009 Sanjay Dutt's first 'neta' act Senior SP woman leader quits, joins BSP What does BJP's Vision document say Congress & SP are together for LS polls, says Mulayam It was not bribe, just a Holi custom: Mulayam No support to Congress or BJP, says BJD March 13, 2009 EC reviews poll process in AP, satisfied Congress shuns Pawar's prime ministerial ambitions Our doors are always open: Congress to SP Congress banks on veteran politicians in Assam Congress campaign '09: Jai Ho, Aam Aadmi & missing Rahul Dharmendra Pradhan might be BJP's CM candidate in Orissa Kerala: CPI-M plays down CPI's threat Dismal presence of women in Lok Sabha No PM candidate for Third Front before LS polls: CPI BJP announces 46 LS candidates from 6 states UP most multi-polar in 2004 LS elections BJP, Sena finalise seat-sharing pact Gujarat: Congress to install 'hi-tech' kiosks as a campaign stunt Maharashtrian should be given chance to become PM: Pawar Maya to host dinner for Third Front leaders Who in Congress was in too hurry to be the PM? UP: The Maya factor holds the key Tamil Nadu: Will Vijayakanth be the captain? Congress softens stand on seat pact with NCP In Kerala, Left alliance on the brink of collapse March 12, 2009 Third Front trying to rope in Patnaik Naveen Patnaik's great gamble No consensus on Third Front's PM candidate PDP to go it alone in Jammu and Kashmir Congress targetting Pawar through IPL postponement Third Front the 'biggest mirage' : Congress Congress yields to Mamta in West Bengal EC issues notice to Mulayam Third Front a 'nautanki', says BJP BJP denies joining hands with PDP Confident of organising free and fair polls: Chawla Left, key regional parties launch Third Force Who will be the senior-most MP in next Lok Sabha? Why Dobbspet may change Indian political scene Andhra Pradesh: Why NTR's wife is upset Polls: From where does that indelible ink come? March 11, 2009 Junior NTR tries to revive grandfather's legend CPI-M finalises Kerala candidates for LS polls WB: Cong, Trinamool reach seat-sharing accord BJP slams Orissa trust vote, Mitra in firing line Naveen Patnaik wins 'sudden' trust vote Chiranjeevi to fight assembly poll from Tirupati What caused the BJP-BJD divorce in Orissa Parties seek postponement of polls in Kerala BSP,BJP hand in glove with each other: Amar Ulema Council to field candidates against Sonia, Rahul March 10, 2009 Time running out on Trinamool tie-up, says Congress Gandhinagar: Cong recommends two leaders to challenge Advani We are with the UPA: NCP No alliance with Third Front: SP Patnaik will join Third Front, says Gowda LS polls: BSP announces 12 candidates for TN We will expose misdeeds of Naveen government, says BJP Paswan's LJP to contest six seats in Jharkhand Lalu, Nitish pichkaris a hot favourite in Bihar BJD keeps all political options open How the CPI-M wooed the BJD Congress releases first list of candidates for Gujarat LS polls in Vidarbha is a family affair Elections 2009: Let the games begin BJP finalises theme slogan of poll campaign BJP to use SMS to woo voters March 9, 2009 NDA virtually non-existent: Congress Bihar: Rudy, Pappu charged for poll code violation Sena-BJP alliance on track, says Manohar Joshi AGP announces list of LS poll candidates Manmohan Singh is an iron man, says Congress BJD keeps all political options open Naveen Patnaik 'anti-Hindu', says VHP Will wait till last moment for a pact with SP: Congress Third Front will be a major force: CPM CPI-M, CPI fight it out in Kerala Left strikes alliance with BJD, pushes for Third Front BJD can play key role in Third Front: CPI March 8, 2009 SP leaves Congress only six seats in UP Patnaik asked to prove majority on March 11 MRPS joins grand allaince in Andhra Pradesh BJP follows Congress in promoting politicos' offsprings Congress releases booklet to arm cadre against opposition salvo Muslims should not vote on the basis of religion, say Deobandi fatwa Left supports BJD, hopes to forge alliance March 7, 2009 BJD-BJP alliance splits in Orissa National flag withdrawn from BJP website Miffed with UPA, LJP threatens to fight LS polls alone SP threatens to oppose Congress in UP CPI-M expels Kerala MP Tribal body to field woman assaulted by mob Candidates with a difference in Hyderabad Advani's Vijay Sankalp rallies go online to woo netizens TDP strongman Subba Reddy joins Congress LS polls: BJP toughens stand against Shiv Sena 'There is huge awareness among people about their candidates' Pawar leaves Baramati constituency for daughter Malegaon accused Upadhyay wants to contest Lok Sabha polls Assam: Congress decides on six candidates March 6, 2009 Naidu's freebies will cost AP Rs 5,000 crore LS polls: CPI-M in talks with like-minded parties SP not to field candidates against Sonia, Rahul Alliance with Congress has 'broken', declares SP March 5, 2009 JMM to contest LS polls with UPA Chidambaram warns about terror attack during LS polls LS polls: What will Sriram Sena do? Sanjay Dutt moves SC, wants his conviction stayed LS polls: Venkaiah, Jaitley, Jaswant not to contest Assam: Parties unhappy over poll dates Maharashtra: BSP names 4 Brahmin candidates LS polls: BJP takes AGP in its kitty Match-fixing won't affect political career: Azhar AGP denies 'joining' the NDA AP: TDP promises free colour TV to every poor family Sena should clarify NCP stance: BJP Rahul Gandhi kick starts UDF campaign in Kerala Non-Congress, non-BJP alternative possible: CPM BJP announces list of women candidates for LS polls CEC reviews LS poll preparations in UP All major parties have criminals contesting polls in UP March 4, 2009 Cong-NCP talks make headway Will 'Chiru' steal the show in Andhra? 'Lucknow has never favoured actors' Navin Chawla to succeed Gopalswami as CEC Tamil Nadu: CPI-M committee to discuss seat-sharing with AIADMK Karunanidhi questions EC's impartiality SP-Congress poll tie-up is '99 percent off' Formal induction of AGP in NDA called off 'Jaylalithaa, Mayawati can co-exist in Third Front' Congress, NCP reach seat-sharing deal in Maharashtra How the AIADMK, TDP are helping the Congress March 3, 2009 Oscar Fernandes resigns to work for LS polls NDA lost 2004 polls due to over confidence, says Advani EC rejects Chiru's plea for a common poll symbol Cong will be thrown out, says Naidu We will stick to DMK in TN, says Congress Pune: Rahul meets Pawar Priyanka Gandhi visits Amethi Left Front announces candidates for Lok Sabha polls Tharoor to contest LS poll from Kerala on Congress ticket BSP to contest on all Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat Yedyyurappa violated model code of conduct, alleges Gowda Tribal body to contest assembly, LS polls in Kandhamal Congress corners rights for Jai Ho EC to visit UP, Bihar to review poll arrangements I have no political ambitions, says Priyanka Gandhi CPI-M is a 'non-actor' in Indian politics, says Somnath Unnao will be largest LS constituency, Lakshadweep smallest Congress confident of victory, says Azad March 2, 2009 To fight Left, Congress ties up with Trinamul Polls: Mulayam meets Sonia, stalemate remains Ajit Singh-led RLD joins NDA Muslim politics takes a turn in Kerala Third Front to be launched on March 12, declares Deve Gowda LS polls a prestige issue, says Mayawati EC announces 5 phase polls No NCP-Congress alliance in north-east: Sangma EC announces assembly poll dates for AP, Orissa and Sikkim IT experts to track candidates' expenses Left prefers two phase poll in West Bengal Cong-DMK alliance to continue for LS polls Final shape of BJD-BJP alliance soon: Naveen Kerala BJP unhappy with LS poll dates We will have an alliance with NCP, says Congress March 1, 2009 Lok Sabha polls to cost more than US presidential elections Left woos UPA, NDA allies Congress looks for regional alliances ahead of polls Congress 'women' losing it in MP! Pawar asks Congress to rethink decision on national tie-ups Left bloc to contest 33 LS seats in Bihar Mualayam confident of SP-Cong seat sharing deal NCP projects Pawar as prime ministerial candidate February 28, 2009 Akhilesh Yadav confident of Cong-SP tie-up Cong-NCP seat-sharing stalemate continues EC's sudden leave delays LS poll announcement Jairam Ramesh is Congress' campaign coordinator Modi ads put BJP in a spot I think I can become successful in politics: Azhar February 27, 2009 Future of CPM worrying: Somnath Lalji Tandon is BJP's LS candidate from Lucknow Sonia kick-starts poll campaign in Andhra Pradesh 2009 is not going to be 2004, says Karat NCP-Cong alliance in Gujarat to continue,says Praful Patel February 26, 2009 No rift with Shiv Sena on any issue, says BJP NCP mouthpiece blasts Congress Congress terms Rashtravadi article 'mischievous and motivated' No shirts, T-shirts for campaigning in WB, says EC No rift in NDA in Bihar: Nitish Jaya Prada confident of winning LS polls PM should be from Lok Sabha, says Advani Congress, NCP downplay remarks controversy Andhra parties in TV ad war More ministers to quit for election work, says Sonia Gandhi February 25, 2009 Congress will get bigger majority in Andhra, says YSR Maharashtra's Congress leaders meet to discuss seat-sharing Thackeray does not meet Advani Sonia urges Congress leaders to end factionalism Jairam Ramesh quits to handle Congress's election publicity February 24, 2009 UP: BJP completes seat-sharing pact with RLD Sena men unhappy over alliance with BJP: Kadam SC bench to decide voters' right to cast negative vote We will contest LS polls in Bihar with UPA allies: Lalu Sonia to outline Congress poll strategy How and what to speak: Congress takes class February 23, 2009 No chance of becoming PM after polls: Rahul Gandhi EC to hold discussion with Union Home Secretary Modi to kick off poll campaign at Pimpalgaon on Feb 25 Sena will never desert Hindutva, says Munde JD-U distances itself from BJP's Ram temple stance Why Lalu will contest LS polls from Saran Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishen may join Congress February 22, 2009 BJP fields Rahul's confidante from UP LS seat TDP will never support Advani as PM: Naidu Rahul is like an aquarium fish, says Modi That was CPI-M's second historic blunder' February 20, 2009 Mayawati is the 'new-age Shahjahan', says BJP It's match-fixing, says Naidu on Azhar's political entry BJP rules out alliance with 'pseudo-secular' SP Mulayam refutes alliance with BJP LS 2009: The 100 people who matter in the Congress Advani kickstarts poll campaign from Gandhinagar Young India, here comes Advani No secret meeting between Uddhav-Pawar: Bal Thackeray AP: Towering demands from allies chokes TDP TN: Sonia wants to build bridges with Jaya February 19, 2009 BJP nips SP's alliance talks in the bud Uddhav Thackeray meets Pawar, sparks speculation Azhar to join Cong today, seeks ticket from Hyderabad Andhra polling booths to have EVMs with Braille scripts Jayalalitha attempts to woo Congress Rane inducted back into Maharashtra cabinet 24% MPs are criminals, says report Just SMS to know if your candidate is tainted Shotgun rejects offer to join Samajwadi Party Our ties with DMK strong: Cong to Jaya's offer No ties with Sena, but all options open, says NCP Major reshuffle in Cong, Azad is back February 18, 2009 We will win 205 seats, says Chiranjeevi's party AP: Differences over Telengana mar the Grand Alliance No clean chit to Kalyan on Babri issue, says SP Dalit body backs Paswan as PM In alliance talks with BJP, says Mulayam Chiranjeevi rules out BJP alliance LS polls: Worried Congress looks to solve Karnataka puzzle I can contest as I did no wrong, says Sanjay Dutt February 17, 2009 Reject dynastic parties: Modi Amar blames Digvijay for strained Congress-SP ties Congress's secret survey shows benefits of alliance with Mulayam Is Maoist talks offer part of pre-poll deal in Chhattisgarh? I am not good enough for politics, says Sourav Ganguly No alliance with BJP or Congress in Sikkim: CPM Polls only after Gopalswami's exit Advani praises 'trouble-shooter' Pranab Assam: Congress edges over rivals in poll preparations EC bans exit poll till last phase of elections Left will be compelled to join UPA: Lalu February 16, 2009 BJP to weave campaign around 'prosperous, safer India' theme Congress, BJP, CPM join hands in Sikkim No delimitation blues for Mani Shankar Aiyar Congress revokes Narayan Rane's suspension 'BJP, SP fielded candidates with criminal background' February 15, 2009 Reserved category candidates can contest on general seats: SC Cong evades queries on PM contesting LS polls Amar Singh bats for Mulayam, Pawar as PM Southern states special point of attention for BJP Andhra's actor-turned-politicians fight it out CPI-M politics turns murkier after crucial politburo meet BJP committed to the construction of Ram Mandir: Advani February 14, 2009 The culture of Cong is servility, says Amar Singh LS polls: Raj Babbar may replace Govinda in North Mumbai NCP wants even split of seats in Maharashtra Manmohan is my PM candidate, says Rahul Gandhi		Get news updates: What's this? 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