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Yashwant Sinha gets finance, Advani home
Atal Behari Vajpayee was sworn in Prime Minister yesterday morning along with a 42-member, two-tier ministry. But only a few hours into power, the Prime Minister was forced to act against his will after a prolonged intra-party wrangling over the Finance portfolio.
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RSS pressure forced out Jaswant Singh
Fierce lobbying by the swadeshi hardliners forced Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's hand on Jaswant Singh, resulting in his last-minute exclusion from the Union Cabinet yesterday. Vajpayee reluctantly decided in the early hours of the morning to leave Singh out of his cabinet for the time being.
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CBI revives two Mayawati cases
Just a day before the BJP Government was sworn in at the Centre, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) activated two major cases against former UP Chief Minister Mayawati. In a floating fire pump case, a case of abuse of official power and criminal misconduct was filed against her and senior State officials on Wednesday.
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Graft charges false: Joshi
Embattled Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi yesterday observed that the corruption charges levelled against him and his Cabinet colleagues were not only politically motivated, but were false and based on incorrect information.
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