Some weeks ago, when Congress President Sonia Gandhi asked&nbsp; Jairam Ramesh to head the core team for the Congress campaign in the 2009 general elections, he readily agreed to give up his ministerial responsibilities as Union Minister of State for Commerce &amp; Power in Shram Shakti Bhavan and Udyog Bhavan, and move with a suitcase to his new home on Gurudwara Rakabganj Road.

NEWSMAKER: Jairam Ramesh

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The MPs whose seats have been reserved or abolished may not be fielded.

In Nandigram, CPI(M) may bet on sitting MP

If foundation stones were a commodity listed on the stock exchange, their prices would have sky-rocketed, judging by the frenzied pace at which Union ministers have been laying foundation stones for various projects across the country.

Stone-laying ceremonies set the foundation for poll campaigns

Ending speculation over its candidate from Lucknow, held by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for five consecutive terms, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today decided to field former minister Lalji Tandon from this prestigious constituency.

BJP to field Tandon from Lucknow

When Omar Abdullah took his first plunge into Kashmir politics in 1998, the odds were stacked heavily against him. Separatists were at their peak and the National Conference, founded by his grandfather, Sheikh Abdullah, almost 50 years ago, was seen as a stooge of New Delhi.

NEWSMAKER: Omar Abdullah

Although it is yet to finalise seat-sharing with the Congress, the Samajwadi Party (SP) today unilaterally declared candidates for 28 seats from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections.

Without tie-up with Cong, SP declares candidates

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is under pressure to seek a categorical assurance from Trinamool Congress chief Banerjee that she will not ally with the rival National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after the Lok Sabha polls before the two parties joins hands. Gandhi has asked External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to look into the possibility of extracting a written assurance from Banerjee.

Congress may seek commitment from Mamata on post-poll stand

After supporting the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government for more than four years, the CPI(M) has adopted the &ldquo;Reject Congress, defeat BJP&rdquo; strategy for the next Lok Sabha elections.

CPI(M)'s election tone: Reject Cong, defeat BJP

The victory of the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) in the January 9 Tirumangalam Assembly by-election has given tailwind to the political ambitions of MK Azhagiri, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and the DMK&rsquo;s controversial strongman.

Azhagiri to contest LS polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party&rsquo;s (BJP&rsquo;s) Central Election Committee today announced 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Most of these are from Uttar Pradesh.

BJP announces 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections

This will give more flexibility to the party in post-poll negotiations.

Lok Sabha polls: Congress rules out national tie-up

Soon after Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram took charge of the home ministry, a mobile sms started doing the rounds. It said: &ldquo;Hope he would be able to bring down the terror attacks just as he has brought down the Sensex&rdquo;. The sms may have been in a lighter vein but the new job he&rsquo;s been entrusted with is no joke.

Newsmaker: Palaniappan Chidambaram

&ldquo;Sweetheart&rdquo; and &ldquo;darling&rdquo; have been Sheila Dikshit&rsquo;s favourite words for decades &mdash; they go well with her trademark warm, grandmotherly smile. And now, the capital has reciprocated. Dikshit has become the &ldquo;darling of Delhi&rdquo;.

NEWSMAKER: Sheila Dikshit

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee may have kept himself out of public view but his representative today said he might be in a position to contest the coming Lok Sabha election because &ldquo;there is improvement in his health&rdquo;.

Vajpayee may contest poll, says BJP leader

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General elections are likely to be held in April next year, which has been emerging as the most acceptable option in the Congress camp as the party and its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government are apprehensive about the ripple effects of the global economic slowdown on India and want time to enable this to abate.

General election: Cong comfortable with April date

Although it snapped ties with Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on a bitter note in July, opinion in the CPI(M), the largest of the four Left parties in Parliament, is veering round to supporting the Congress rather than helping Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati become prime minister after the next elections.

Despite hostilities, Left mulls overtures to Cong in next polls

The next Lok Sabha elections would be conducted on the basis of pictorial voter lists for the first time in the country, except in three states. These lists will contain stamp-sized pictures of the voters along with other details like names and addresses.

List for LS polls to have voter photo

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it would re-negotiate the Indo-US civil nuclear deal if it comes to power. The party said the present deal had given up India&rsquo;s right to conduct nuclear tests.

BJP says it will re-negotiate on coming to power

Focusing on three &lsquo;I&rsquo;s &mdash;inflation, internal security and incompetence &mdash; in its campaign for the coming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought proposals from at least four leading advertising companies for a political blitzkrieg against the UPA government.

BJP poll campaign to revolve around three 'I's

Political parties in Madhya Pradesh have formally started gearing up for the coming Assembly election, but with no strong issue in hand.

Pre-poll political equations

A kingmaker, rather than the king, is how the the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati, now being perceived across the country. This has its own implications for a hung Lok Sabha as and when general elections for the 15th Lok Sabha are held. For the moment, though, the rise of the schoolteacher from Delhi is making all mainstream political parties rethink election strategies.

NEWSMAKER: Mayawati

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