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Cong, NCP to hold talks
MUMBAI, Oct 9 — Efforts to form a Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra received a boost tonight with the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) accepting a formal proposal from its parent party for talks to "keep communal forces out of power".		   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with newly elected TDP MP Vijaya Rama Rao in Hyderabad on Friday. — PTI
CPP leader on Oct 12
NEW DELHI, Oct 9 — The Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Party will meet here on October 12 to elect its new chairperson.

Vajpayee faces uphill task
NEW DELHI, Oct 9 — The Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee faces an uphill task in constituting his Council of Ministers as he is still making efforts to convince the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the DMK to join the government.

Lok Sabha to be constituted today
NEW DELHI, Oct 9 — The 13th Lok Sabha will be constituted tomorrow by the Election Commission to enable President K.R. Narayanan to initiate the process for the formation of a new government at the Centre.
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Jaya blames it on Cong
CHENNAI, Oct 9 — All-India Anna DMK general secretary J Jayalalitha today remained non-committal on continuing the alliance with the Congress saying that the pact was forged only for the Lok Sabha elections.

INLD to join government
HISAR, Oct 9 — Mr Ajay Chautala, Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala's son and the INLD MP from Bhiwani, is likely to be the party representative in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ministry.

Snap ties with RJD, says BPCC
PATNA, Oct 9 — The Bihar PCC today called for immediate snapping of ties with the RJD and described the alliance as "a major blunder" that caused "colossal harm" to its poll prospects, the PCC general secretary said today.


Jathedar lauds Sukha, Jinda
GADLI (Amritsar), Oct 9 — Much to the embarrassment of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, Giani Puran Singh, Jathedar of Akal Takht, today paid rich tributes to Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha, assassins of Gen A.S. Vaidya. He also eulogised the "sacrifice" of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

 
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IN PASSING
IN PASSING
He was in the business of exit polls. Now he is in the business of bamboo poles!
by Sandeep Joshi
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