Parties do spot-running on Day 4
A lot happened but nothing moved. That in short was day four of the mega hunt for a government for Maharashtha which threw up what seems like an inextricably hung Assembly.

Vajpayee asked to form government, clamour for cabinet berths begins
With President K R Narayanan formally inviting Atal Behari Vajpayee to be sworn in on October 13 at 10.31 am in the fore-court of Rashtrapati Bhavan, hectic activity has begun at the Prime Minister's official residence towards government formation.

Naidu sworn in as Andhra CM
N Chandrababu Naidu was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh along with eight others as ministers, seven of them of Cabinet rank, at a brief and simple function on Monday.

  Mulayam begins party revamp in UP
  BJP gets a clear edge over Cong
  JD(U), unable to finalise list for NDA Govt, to meet today
  47 women MPs in new House
  In Mumbai, politicians still converting votes into victory
  Sonia pressurised to take on LS challenge
  Sakshi Maharaj to join SP
  DMK puts off meet on joining NDA
  In Karnataka, Cong has the last laugh
  Arunachal -- Mithi scores over Apang
  Minor vote swings clinch fate
  TMC will do well in Assembly - Moopanar
  BJP win cheers Chhattisgarh
  Krishna takes over in Karnataka
  Local BJP unit plans celebrations on Oct 13
  NCP hearts flutter while Pawar flirts
  Punjab Congress meet on Oct 16
  Polarisation of Dalit votes helped Cong in Hoshiarpur