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The decision of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), headed by former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, to contest the upcoming Delhi state assembly polls is threatening to upset the calculations of the ruling Congress party.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has plunged into the poll fray with his eyes set on the prime minister's post.

The regional Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav has emerged the biggest gainer from the principal opposition Congress party's bid to put in place an opposition alliance since his party is all set to get the lion's share in the allocation of seats finalised for the key state of Bihar.

The unusual delay by the Congress party in naming its candidates for the seven Lok Sabha seats of Delhi has given a head start to the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Having already named six candidates, the BJP has already hit the campaign trail much to chagrin of the Congress workers.

M. Venkaiah Naidu, chief of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday charged the principal opposition Congress party of indulging in negative campaigning during the ensuing general elections and lowering the nation's image.

With the rival Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) out of the scene, the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) of Uttar Pradesh has offered an olive branch to the Congress party, proposing a pre-poll alliance in the state.

The upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the border state of Jammu and Kashmir is all set to become a battle turf between two generation-next politicians, namely chief of the state's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti and the opposition National Conference (NC) president Omar Abdullah.

Poll 'musical chairs' get underway to avert defeat

If zeroing in on a suitable candidate for the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat is proving to be a major headache for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for the opposition Congress party all seven seats are a major problem.

In what may be called a marriage of convenience, two constituents of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) yesterday announced their merger to form a new composite party ahead of the general elections next month.

Congress, BJP take credit for win

Ambika Soni, the highflying general secretary of the Congress party, is under increasing pressure to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.