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Dislodge Vajpayee Government: Sonia LUCKNOW, APRIL 28. The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, today launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party for its "failures to fulfil the promises made during the last Lok Sabha elections." The BJP had promised su-raj ... Vote for a stable government: Vajpayee FARUKKHABAD, APRIL 28. The Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, here today played the stability card to the hilt and said the Opposition was more interested in grabbing power than governance. ``All political parties and their leaders are ... Congress complains to EC on BJP ads in newspapers NEW DELHI, APRIL 28. The Congress today petitioned the Election Commission to take note of the advertisements in newspapers by the BJP containing promises to Muslims. Such "misleading, misguiding, false and lucrative promises to exploit and ... Congress tally will not touch 2-digit mark in polls, says Advani DURGAPUR, APRIL 28."I will be surprised if in 2004 [in the coming Lok Sabha polls] the Congress can cross the two-digit [mark], ... its tally having dropped to 112 in 1999 from 400 plus in 1984," the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, said at an ... 
NC candidate escapesSRINAGAR, APRIL 28. Three persons were killed and nearly 100 injured while the National Conference (NC) candidate for the Udhampur constituency had a miraculous escape and a CPI(M) MLA escaped unhurt in a series of violent incidents across Jammu ... Centre-NSCN(K) ceasefire extended NEW DELHI, APRIL 28. The ceasefire between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang faction) has been extended for another year, an official statement said. This is the fourth consecutive year the ceasefire is being ... Supreme Court stays proceedings against The Hindu Editor NEW DELHI, APRIL 28. The Supreme Court today stayed all further proceedings against The Hindu Editor, N. Ravi, initiated by a sitting Judge of the Karnataka High Court, Justice N.S. Veerabhadraiah, claiming Rs. 1 lakh damages for ... Other Stories
Elections 2004 BATTLEGROUND 
Calculus of social demographics and political outcomesThe neighbouring hill States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal share more than just a boundary and physical terrain. They share a similar political context and social demography as well. While the Congress is the ruling party in both the ... Terrorist factor is the big unknown In Kashmir, all eyes are now on the Anantnag parliamentary constituency in South Kashmir. Like Srinagar, this seat is considered a litmus test for politicians. The approaching elections are also a test for the authorities, with the militants ... KEY CONSTITUENCY Not easy for Shanta Kumar The former Union Minister, Shanta Kumar, who hails from Kangra district, and has a reputation for being the tallest BJP figure in Himachal Pradesh, appears to have run into trouble. Though he has won thrice from this seat, and is the sitting MP, ... Villagers form human shields Braving the risk of terrorist attacks, political leaders campaigning in the Udhampur Parliamentary segment, are slowly reaching out to the remotest areas of the State, which for years remained inaccessible because of security reasons. This has ... ON THE ROAD WITH ... LALOO PRASAD YADAV 
`Take your lathis, oil them well, chase BJP out'The late afternoon sun is blazing down on the school maidan in the small town of Parsa in Bihar's Chapra constituency. There are not many patches of shade on or around the ground but that does not seem to bother the people there. Many of ... PW - full coffers and a long reach Every twist in the road from Latehar to Medninagar (formerly Daltonganj) reminds one of Kashmir. Machine-gun mounted armoured carriers, windows barred by thick steel plates, rumble forward slowly along the deserted highway. Jawans from the ... 
CPI scents a chanceIn Coimbatore, once known as the `Manchester of the East', a tough electoral battle looms. The State president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, C.P. Radhakrishnan, is locked in a keen contest with the Communist Party of India candidate and former ... Poll-Pourri The Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani's campaign schedule in West Bengal seems to have raised the hackles of Mamata Banerjee's Nationalist Trinamool Congress. And for a reason. Mr. Advani is expected in the State on April 28 to campaign for ... 
Candidate Watch'Jyotiraditya Scindia, Congress candidate, Guna Lok Sabha seat' 
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