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CBI raids Chidambarams' homes: Seeing anti-corruption crackdown as political vendetta is wrong
Sandeepb •it was truly P Chidambaram who stood out as a separate power centre in his own right with his deft understanding of and manoeuvring around the said inner circle of the Congress.
Sheila Dikshit as UP CM candidate? Why it makes sense and what it says about Cong
Sreemoy Talukdar •A mountain of convincing arguments, swanky presentations from the strategist or the most complex caste equations wouldn't have mattered had Dikshit been a charismatic yet problematic leader like Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Babri demolition was the biggest failure of Narasimha Rao as PM: Natwar Singh
Ians •Mani Shankar Aiyar however maintained that Rao could have dismissed the then Kalyan Singh govt and imposed President's Rule in UP ahead of Babri demolition
Sonia was miffed at Indira for favouring Priyanka, says former PM's aide
Fp Staff •The latest is a book by a close associate of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi M L Fotedar, in which he has said that Sonia Gandhi was unhappy when she came to know that Priyanka Gandhi could become her political successor.
Won't extend unsolicited support to BJP: Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray
Fp Archives •Uddhav said if BJP was okay with NCP's support, "let them go with NCP".
Under no pressure, let BJP approach us to form alliance: Uddhav plays cool
Fp Staff •The Shiv Sena, which emerged as the second largest party in Maharashtra, said it was not under pressure to join a BJP-led government in the state.
NCP will play crucial role in Maha govt formation, says Praful Patel
Fp Archives •However, reacting to Patel's remarks, senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde said BJP will never join hands with NCP.
Maharashtra elections: India Inc votes for stability, growth
Fp Archives •ICICI Bank's Chanda Kochhar said a "progressive and growth-oriented government" is needed. It is everybody's "duty and responsibility" to vote, she added.
Maha, Haryana gear up for nail-biting polls as campaigning ends
Fp Archives •The dust and din came to an end at 5 PM when the loudspeakers went silent as political parties asked their cadre to get on with the job of door-to-door campaign for persuading the voters.
Maharashtra polls: Despite BJP appearing to lead others, the game is still open
Mahesh •There are suggestions that the BJP is not striving hard enough at the grassroots unlike the Shiv Sena. Sena publicly asserts there is no Modi wave, but is ensuring that even its vestiges are calmed.