Centre, EC to fight legal battle on opinion polls
The Centre yesterday told the Supreme Court that it opposed the Election Commission's guideline banning publication of exit and opinion polls.

Cong conspiracy led to Pak misadventure -- Atal
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Wednesday for the first time publicly hinted that the Congress had indulged in money-play during the vote of no confidence.

CPM likely to field Basu for PM's post
Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu has said that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) could consider fielding him as prime ministerial candidate if the situation so arose after the elections.

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