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TMC's star power, the new election strategy

Party's star list includes singers Indranil Sen and Saumitra Roy of 'Bhoomi' fame, theatre personality, Arpita Ghosh and former football team capitain, Baichung Bhutia

Steering a (Congress) ship full of gaping holes

The current joke in Congress circles, is whether all the 543 candidates will stick around till polling day

Suspense continues over Priyanka's entry into politics

If the pollsters are proved right and the Congress comes a cropper, Rahul Gandhi's fortunes would obviously be on a decline, paving the way for Priyanka Gandhi's entry

Muslim leaders in Congress fear Imam's support might backfire

Bukhari also backs Trinamool Congress but says no support to SP and BSP

Right to education: More needs to be done

No state has met the basic RTE norms of trained teachers, infrastructure needs or pupil-teacher ratio

Not many takers for PM this poll season

Some big businesses like Modi's crony capitalism: FM

It is wrong to describe (the) SIT (report) as a clean chit; it has been challenged in a higher court: P Chidambaram

Congress forced to change decision of primaries

BJP's choice of candidates seems to be dictating the selection process

Riding on Modi wave, senior politicians embrace BJP

Even as sidelined BJP veteran Jaswant Singh denied Barmer seat

Rahul Gandhi: communication of the 'incommunicado'

The general impression that comes across about him is of a man who's afraid of being questioned and grilled

Rahul Gandhi has set his target beyond 2014

He believes that there's bound to be another election within next two years, for which his party needs to be ready

Digvijaya may fight Modi in Varanasi

He has been in the line of fire of the BJP for coining the word "saffron terror" to target Sangh Parivar organisations

Open to govt funding if there are no strings attached: M R Madhavan

Interview with Co-founder and president, PRS Legislative Research

I am the face of the Congress in HP and the party trusts me: Virbhadra Singh

Interview with Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh

Now, a right to health to be Congress trump card

Manifesto likely to promise health coverage, insurance for all by raising health spend to 3% of GDP from 1.2%

Congress' internal politics holds up ticket distribution

Senior party leaders slug it out for tickets in Chandigarh, Kangra

Sulking UP Cong leaders gearing up to leave party

Congress floundering in quest for alliances

The Congress, after 10 years in power, is floundering in its search for political alliances in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls

2014 polls: Season of deals

Most parties engaged in deep and wide talks on alliances days before the EC is tipped to announce schedule for elections

Success of Cong primaries to be tested

The first-ever US style 'primaries' in the country's electoral history has evoked mixed reactions from party