The Indian Express

Friday, December 26 1997

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J&K will go to polls with rest of the country
The Election Commission and the Union home ministry have agreed that elections in Jammu and Kashmir could be held along with the rest of the country. As in 1996, the General Election will be held in phases.

Muslim parties to put up united fight
The recently-formed Milli Jamhoori Mahas (MJM), a Muslim democratic front comprising the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and the All India Muslim Majlis (AIMM) have decided to contest the ensuing elections to Lok Sabha unitedly to combat the increasing threat of the BJP and the Sangh parivar.

Bhuria too joins BJP bandwagon
The Congress suffered a body blow as its five-term Member of Parliament Dilip Singh Bhuria announced that he was quitting the party to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday and blamed the AICC chief Sitaram Kesri for it fair-and-square. And, what seemed a rot in the Congress appears to be slipping into a coma of sorts with the exodus to the BJP stepping up.

Jain wants more Home secrets but Ministry refuses to bare all

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