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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If politics is all about perception and setting the agenda, Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) chief Swararaj aka Raj Thackeray has managed to master this skill.

NEWSMAKER: Raj Thackeray, MNS chief

The party is working on a possible February date assuming that the EC will not be in a position to hold the poll before this.

BJP braces for early general election

Congress expects prices to stabilise by then.

Inflation worries: UPA bets on February polls

The Congress will contest the coming Lok Sabha elections in a pre-poll seat adjustment with Mulayam Singh Yadav&rsquo;s Samajwadi Party, but as a junior partner, which could affect its chances of being able to form a government in future.

Cong firms poll tie-up with SP

Minister of State for Home Affairs R P N Singh travelled incognito on a bus from Dhaula Kuan to Chattarpur. He tells Gyan Varma that he now agrees with the people that they feel unsafe on Delhi roads.

Police found guilty of laxity will face strict punishment: R P N Singh 

IDBI Bank is setting up its second infrastructure debt fund (IDF) with authorised capital of Rs 1,000 crore through the non-banking financial company (NBFC) route.

IDBI Bank to create another infra debt fund with Rs 1,000 cr

Three days after explosions at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base near Tehran killed 17 people &mdash; including senior commander Brig Gen Hassan Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran&rsquo;s ballistic missile program &mdash; Iranian officials have publicly held to the official line that the blast was accidental. Privately, however, they appear to be contemplating whether the blast was an act of sabotage worthy of response. In a eulogy posted on Fardanews on Tuesday, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, &ldquo;Moghaddam was unknown in the Revolutionary Guard. Our enemies knew him better than our friends. He is irreplaceable.

Calculating Iran's next move

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