Sonia finds it offensive, Left warns of revolt
The Congress and the Left have rejected what they called the BJP's attempts to "foist the Hindutva agenda" on the country, with Congress president Sonia Gandhi writing to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and CPM general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet making a statement on the issue.

RLM rejects CPM demand to dump Laloo for Third Front
The Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha (RLM) rejected the CPI(M)'s demand that it part company with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Laloo Prasad Yadav as a condition for its inclusion in the proposed Third Front.

Rajasthan Cong authorises Sonia to finalise list of poll candidates
The Rajasthan election committee has passed a proposal unanimously to give Congress president Sonia Gandhi complete authority to decide the final list of poll candidates.

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