LK Advani, the prime ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), describes his party&rsquo;s manifesto for the coming Lok Sabha elections as &ldquo;not a routine document&rdquo; and that it is aimed at achieving the party&rsquo;s envisioned ideal state &mdash; the Ram Rajya. Interacting with reporters while announcing the party&rsquo;s election manifesto, the senior BJP leader also touched upon issues like its promises of good governance and the emergence of the Third Front.

'No scope of Third Front without BJP, Congress'

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced Jaswant Singh as its candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal and also incorporated some assurance to consider the case of a separate Gorkhaland state in its election manifesto. With this move, the party has been assured of the support of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).

BJP expects Gorkha outfit&#39;s support for Jaswant

Pledging allegiance to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the trinity of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan has clarified that the UPA does not mean the Congress party alone.

Mulayam, Lalu, Paswan pledge support to UPA

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi was today denied permission to meet her son Varun, detained under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) at the Etah jail, prompting her to say that had Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati been a mother she would have understood her agony.

Maneka not allowed to meet Varun

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NCP chief Sharad Pawar can be a good prime minister if cricket is the only criterion, Maharashtra BJP president Nitin Gadkari has said.

Pawar can be good PM if cricket is the only criterion: Gadkari

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today filed his nomination papers for Amethi parliamentary constituency here in presence of party president Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul files nomination for Amethi seat

Senior Congress leader Arjun Singh today termed as &quot;unfortunate&quot; Varun Gandhi's detention under National Security Act.

Varun's detention under NSA unfortunate: Arjun Singh

In a major setback to Congress in Gujarat ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, NCP today announced candidates for eight seats, indicating that the tie-up between the two parties in the state has broken.

Cong, NCP alliance breaks in Gujarat

The CPI-M's Tamil Nadu unit has expressed confidence of reaching an amicable settlement over sharing of seats with the AIADMK for the Lok Sabha polls, amid reports of stalemate in talks between the alliance leaders.

CPI-M confident of amicable settlement with AIADMK

Senior Congress leader M Mallikarjuna Kharge today said &quot;secular votes&quot; would be split in some Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka with his party and JDS contesting on their own, benefiting the BJP.

Secular votes may split with Cong, JDS contesting separately

Congress today pledged to provide rice at Rs 1/kg to the poor in Orissa, joining other political contenders to promise subsidised grain ahead of the polls in the state.

Congress now pledges subsidised foodgrain to Orissa poor

PDP is fielding candidates on all the six Lok Sabha seats. We are not entering into any local alliance, although many analysts are trying to read much into our party&rsquo;s recent gesture of playing a role in the victory of a Panthers&rsquo; Party candidate in the Legislative Council election recently.

'Economic issues will dominate poll campaign'

Party cadres told to go to people and seek forgiveness for their acts committed in the past.

CPI(M) on defensive, seeks forgiveness

Rahul Gandhi, the scion of Nehru-Gandhi family and MP from Amethi Parliamentary constituency, has moveable and immovable assets worth around Rs 2.35 crore, including two farmhouses and shops in New Delhi.

Rahul has assets worth Rs 2.35 crore

Arjun Singh&rsquo;s daughter today rebelled against the Congress and filed nomination as an independent in Madhya Pradesh. But the Union minister said he would campaign against her though he was unhappy over the denial of tickets to his kin.

Arjun to campaign against daughter

In a bid to prevent any tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Election Commission (EC) has decided to use for the first time a two-stage randomisation of the machines to avoid pre-programming in favour of any particular candidate.

EC to undertake EVM randomisation for the first time

A weakened Congress, dogged by unabated desertions of its MLAs, and JD(S), battling similar odds, are taking on a combative BJP in Karnataka, which is keen to reassert its supremacy in the high-stakes Lok Sabha elections after its victory in the 2008 Assembly polls.

Demoralised Cong, JD(S) take on aggressive BJP

SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav also warned for his remarks at an election rally.

EC notices to Jaswant, Chidambaram

Global warming and its likely disastrous impact of the earth&rsquo;s climate has raised concerns among the Indian political parties, with two major players &mdash; the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) &mdash; outlining their solutions to the voters.

BJP leads in promising &#39;Green India&#39; to voters

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who sees his best chance to have a shot at prime ministership in post-poll scenario, tells Makarand Gadgil about his political options and says that the person who is acceptable to all allies will become the prime minister
It is perceived by many that the country is going to face a situation like 1996-1998, when many so-called third front parties came together and formed the government on outside support of the

&#39;UPA will need support of Left, secular parties&#39;

Rejecting claims that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was disintegrating, senior Congress leader and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said it &ldquo;was very much intact&rdquo; and did not rule out seeking Left support after the Lok Sabha elections.

UPA is very much intact: Pranab

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