The Indian Express -- Politics

Tuesday, May 27 1997

Pawar, Deora to decide on new State and city chiefs

Former chief minister Sharad Pawar and former Member of Parliament Murli Deora will decide the new presidents of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) and Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) respectively, as their supporters dominate the list of newly elected Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates as well as District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents.

Dwivedi's widow forces UF, Cong to field joint candidate

For Prabha Dwivedi, the widow of former BJP minister Brahma Dutt Dwivedi, it has been a momentous electoral debut. Thrown into the fray as the BJP candidate for the Farrukhabad Assembly by-elections after her husband was murdered, she found herself pitted against none other than Vijay Singh, one of the main accused in the case.

Naidu's charges shock AP power board

The reported remarks of chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu dubbing the employees of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board ``most corrupt'', has generated strong resentment among its 74,000 employees who now want him to substantiate his charge or quit.

NC dancing to Army tune, says Hurriyat

HC directive to Bihar may hasten Jharkhand polls

Quicktakes -- JD meet on party polls

Sudhakar Deshmukh elected Nagpur rural Cong president

EC to announce Presidential poll after by-elections

ADMK rebel ranks swell

Politicians skip Sandhu funeral

Cong polls draw first blood

Revolt in Gujarat, Karnataka PCCs

Plan to review schemes for N-E

Controversial Kanade is Thane Cong president

MP confronts Thackeray

`Rajiv got kickbacks in submarine deal too'

Paswan promises better railway facilities for Vapi

Advani calls for review of FCRA