PM expands team to placate allies but Hegde still not in
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has tried to placate some disgruntled ministers as well as allies members by both expanding and reshuffling his Cabinet.

Goa muddle -- All eyes on Speaker
Speaker of the Goa Assembly and former chief minister Pratapsinh Rane holds the key to the fate of Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro's government.

PMO denies EC expansion
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) denied that the government was considering any proposal to expand the Election Commission (EC) to a five-member body.

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