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With archrival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deciding in principle to keep its pro-Hindu agenda on the backburner yet again and seek a vote on issues like development, good governance, security and secularism, the opposition Congress party finds itself caught in a political bind due to the similarity of issues.

Ananth heads for Karnataka as BJP chief

Parliament House, the venue of an aborted terrorist attack a year and a half ago is being turned into a fortress with a high level meeting of parliamentarians and security experts finalising what authorities believe will be a foolproof security set up.

In a major policy decision, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday decided to let its three chief ministerial candidates contest the upcoming state assembly polls, despite a blanket ban on its members of Parliament to contest provincial polls.

Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani has said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe whether the latest bribery scandal involving Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial aspirant from Chhattisgarh state, Dilip Singh Judeo, was victim of a sting operation.

Sonia blasts BJP for all woes facing the nation

Interview: Khurana undeterred by pollsters' projections

Giants make way for Sonia portraits

Nearly 15 years after he rebelled and toppled his parent party from power, former prime minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh yesterday announced his support to the Congress party in its bid to retain power in four out of five states heading for provincial polls.

The incumbent Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has effected a change in his strategy by shifting focus to rural areas in his bid to retain power in the state.

A round of the constituency leaves no one in doubt that the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi enjoys an initial edge over his rivals.

Interview: Time for voters to work for Jogi