Dissidence prompts Sonia to launch damage-control
Reports of dissidence in the Congress' State units have jolted party president Sonia Gandhi into launching a damage-control exercise.

Faleiro to face trust vote in Goa today
Goa's Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro will take a vote of confidence on Tuesday, followed by allocation of portfolios to the newly formed five-member Cabinet.

BJP scouts for new partners, alliances
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be expanded by inducting parties which were ready to accept its national agenda and A B Vajpayee as Prime Minister, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and member of Parliament O Rajagopal on Sunday.

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