Ruling BJD gave tickets both for Lok Sabha and assembly elections to those politicians who had recently joined the regional party in Orissa after quitting Congress and BJP.

Naveen's poll ticket reward for party hoppers

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NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, who cancelled his visit to Bhubaneshwar today to address a Third Front rally owing to &quot;technical&quot; problem in his aircraft, said he has asked Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik to allow him to address the public meeting on phone.

Pawar may address Third Front rally on phone

BJP Manifesto: Soft on loans and taxes, tough on terror

Trinamool Congress will decide after Lok Sabha polls whether to join the government in case a Congress-led alliance comes to power even as its chief Mamata Banerjee hit out at BJP accusing it of being &quot;responsible&quot; for demolition of Babri Masjid and post-Godhra riots.

Trinamool to weigh option on joining govt post polls

Though RJD and LJP have formed an alliance severing ties with the Congress, the coalition has two leaders harbouring ambitions for the post of the prime minister.

An alliance with two aspirants for PM's post

Gujarat BJP has chalked out a detailed poll campaign plan for their Prime Ministerial candidate, L K Advani who is fighting Lok Sabha election from the Gandhinagar seat.

BJP chalks out campaign plan for Advani in delimited LS seat

Lashing out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for slapping NSA on BJP leader Varun Gandhi, the VHP today warned of an &quot;Amarnath-like&quot; protest if the Pilibhit constituency nominee, booked for his hate speeches, was not released at the earliest.

VHP warns of Amarnath-like protest if Varun not freed soon

Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi party and Lok Janshakti party today insisted that their alliance was not against the Congress party and described their association with the UPA as 'unbreakable'.

Lalu says relations with UPA unbreakable

In a clear message to the Left and regional parties, Defence Minister A K Antony today said it would not support a non-Congress government at the Centre.

Won't support non-Congress govt at Centre: Antony

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine today launched the united victory campaign (UVC) in Orissa from Bhubaneswar.

Third Front, NCP launch United Victory Campaign in Orissa

Business Standard

It calls for reviving of anti-terrorism mechanism that has been dismantled by the Congress. The party says it will improve upon POTA to ensure it is more effective as an instrument of deterrence.

Comparison of BJP, Congress manifestos

As many as nine sitting members of legislative assembly (MLAs), six from Congress, two from BJP and one from JDU are contesting the Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat this time.

Nine sitting BJP MLAs in fray for Guj

Backward caste leader Ramadoss succeeds in getting his alliances right.

Aditi Phadnis: Forward-looking

Print media and news channels expected to be major beneficiaries.

Polls to bring in Rs 600 crore business for media firms

Villagers in a constituency in Rajasthan have prepared a list of demands and want political candidates contesting the coming general elections to sign on it.

Want our vote? Here&#39;s your manifesto, OK?

Both the courts and the Election Commission have gone into activist mode over political behaviour for the coming polls. About time too, though it must be said that the Great Election Circus is now appreciably a less confrontational, dramatic and colourful exercise.

Sunil Sethi: Changed election circus

The manifestos of political parties have increasingly begun to resemble economic stimulus packages, with the Bharatiya Janata Party today promising tax relief to the salaried and total exemption from income tax for the armed forces and central para-military personnel.

BJP takes on Cong with tax cuts, cheap rice

Fails to attend Friday's rally in Bhubaneswar, but vows to go to Orissa and address joint rallies with BJD chief Naveen Patnaik'.

Pawar slams Cong on political advice

The Congress on Friday appeared relieved as Sharad Pawar did not attend the Third Front rally and pointed out that the NCP chief had said his party was part of the UPA.

Congress relieved

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minster Mayawati&rsquo;s day begins with taking off from Lucknow in one of the nine helicopters hired by her party &mdash; the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Generally by noon, she reaches the venue of her first election rally of the day.

Jet-set Mayawati is BSP's lone campaigner

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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