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Amar picks best of SP family for RS: Mr A, Mrs B CPM gets two Rajya Sabha berths, gives Yechuri a miss India Inc’s Mr Visible now set for Parliament Exile over: Judeo rides home on RS ticket Mayawati files Rajya Sabha papers Jairam, Yechury may make it from Andhra In Bengal, Cong used communal forces: CPI(M) Six Haryana Independents join Congress RS: CPM backs SP not Cong in UP Third JD(S) candidate for LC withdrawn Recall and regret Judeo, MP? BJP gift at Najma farewell: a ticket Second coming? SC to hear EC, Govt plea on RS polls tomorrow The wisdom of Elders RAJYA SABHA POLLS: Govt, EC tell SC: Order violates Constitution SC stalls Rajya Sabha polls on its new rules All of Avadh’s yesterdays Chapra verdict stands: Laloo grounds Rudy Chapra: EC orders repoll in 3 booths Bring Bharat into the discourse High security, low turnout in Chapra ON THE RECORD: P CHIDAMBARAM: ‘What more continuity can India show to world than by bringing Dr Singh as PM, me as FM?’ POWER PLAY: Sonia and PM: Synergy can do it Siwan, Bettiah add to RJD LS kitty THE STATE OF THE MANDATE: UP: in revival mode THE STATE OF THE MANDATE: Gujarat: a role reversal State or LS? RLD MP in a dilemma What happened in the polls? THE STATE OF THE MANDATE: Come September Mulayam to resign Mainpuri seat At the people’s pleasure After Sena, Trinamool’s blaming Modi Elections to 60 RS seats on June 21 Gowda, Sonia agree on Maharashtra model TELESCOPE: Queen Sonia, her pet king Cong Squabbles delay portfolio announcement I&B charge is no song for old-timer Jaipal INTERVENTION: Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin is an issue The meter starts now Ministering to India How the vote was lost Former Punjab-cadre IAS officer is new Principal Secy to PM For Bihar, Railway berth is plum post FIRING LINE: VENKAIAH NAIDU: ‘We may have failed to assess ground realities’ Thank you Mrs Gandhi Back home, troubled times await Uma PC reboots: From oblivion to Finance Big job at hand for PMK’s chinna Dr ‘What is health when there is no wealth?’ Karunakaran move signals group revival Oppn sheds aggression, shows up for Shinde party Left hanging again: Somnath as Speaker Meet ‘RJD’s Amar Singh’ In secular mode, NCP sheds its Sena baggage Done in at Home, Pranab settles for Defence post THE NEW DELHI: Reforms underlined: Chidambaram gets Finance Team Manmohan for two markets: Mumbai, Delhi Ahmed draws flak from CPM, BJP Khasis rest hope on first Union minister Who’s who Ministers’ list Pranab feels at Home in Cabinet MANMOHAN: THE MAN: The PM who served seven PMs WITH RAINBOW TEAM OF 67, DR MANMOHAN SINGH TAKES CHARGE AS PRIME MINISTER: The New Delhi Bihar timebombs have begun to tick MEA near, Natwar has policies ready Paswan’s will-won’t drama SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS: The poor are voting for economic prosperity to accelerate for them. Singh cannot afford to ignore this reality EC may give clean chit to Tandon MANMOHAN: THE MISSION: Left to him, he won’t rock right reforms New friends, tried & trusted Bargaining chip Crisis manager In Ashoka Hall too NDA has no numbers UPA versus NDA: between the lines in the list Old hand at cockpit controls Tale of two sons Tell me, do I wear a sari or salwar kameez: Mrs Singh can’t decide PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Thackeray Jr breaks Sangh’s silence: Gujarat cost us dear CMP blurs with CPM, reforms soft focus Port(folio) of call CoMmon promises The Union will get its Government today Sonia doesn’t need this advice Satraps around the Citadel Manohar Joshi plans RS route BJP in revamp mode but Venkaiah job secure Chapra: EC approves name of Saran DIG VHP expects more from ‘noble’ Manmohan Punjab to Assam, seat offers pour in UP Cong MPs await Cabinet announcement Sonia may retain Krishna as CM No big bang reforms, Doctor is gentler, experts tell market Family versus Parivar Snubbed on Defence, Laloo begins flexing his ally muscle Manmohanomics Plus Stop this street theatre Finally, it comes: Congratulatory call from Vajpayee BJP lost Hindu vote, and it’s not why VHP thinks it did ‘Dr Singh’s right choice, selection mode not right’ Now, bookies run for cover as Cong win topples bets Thanks Dr Singh, but we’ll wait and see Assam sees Dr Singh as funds’ ticket Calling Doctor EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: 'Manmohan returned my call past 11 pm, he praised my work, said he will carry it forward' Why Amma makes YSR and Left smile Reforms road: Dr looks left, walks straight PAGE ONE ANCHOR: After Kaun Banega PM, it’s Kaun Banenge Mantri IT not dirty word for TRS chief Cong screening names for new govt Movement to continue, says Govindacharya Doctor’s orders Rollback mania It should be PM Sonia EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: ‘Sonia didn’t want to be cause for a divided country, she told us her decision soon after CPP elected her’ PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Mrs Singh opens her heart and their album HOME: Everybody loves Mr Congeniality Doctor Singh an ‘ordinary resident’ of Guwahati Here, it’s Sonia or no one else 10 Janpath encore plays on in Srinagar FAMILY: ‘Pappaji has surpassed our wildest dreams’ ‘Crestfallen’ Laloo recovers Allies want post of DPM scrapped Now, PM-class cover for Sonia PARTY POPPER: 12 Cong workers injured in clash with police Chapra repoll: 10 more companies of securitymen demanded After Sonia decision, it’s allies’ day out Best development, say allies, India Inc Bihar sends 6 names to EC for Saran DIG, SP JD(S) wants CM post, Gowda heads to Delhi Vajpayee won’t lead the Opp Manmohan breaks ‘r’ jinx FACULTY: When Manmohan had star billing on campus SONIA & SINGH SET TO REDRAW GOVT-PARTY MAP: ‘The country is in the safe hands of Dr Singh’ Give him unstinted support, says Sonia, I have admired his qualities of head and heart At D School, they recall the practical professor who helped fund the library TOTAL RECALL: The chaos of change For leaders, foodgrain for thought A blunder revisited? Consensus eludes partners in Karnataka The next PM? Sweet win for NCP-Cong in sugar belt ‘You deserve it, don’t say no’ Second success for TN: Cong Drubbed at polls, Amma does a Santa Sushma says she too heard inner voice: can Italy have Indian PM? Foreign origin PIL on May 26 Statescape TABLE TURNED: Now, onus on Cong to consult allies Cong sees silver lining in the cloud Her Left partners accept, more or less PAGE ONE ANCHOR: At 10 Janpath tragedy is farce, in Sriperumbudur, it’s more subtle Better late than never: BJP MPs BJP’s Sonia Janmabhoomi ‘My inner voice tells me I must decline PM’s post, please understand force of my conviction’ Sonia’s masterstroke NDA unsure of what has hit them, Atal prefers silence The idea of Sonia Gandhi as PM It’s original: VHP’s ‘Gandhis’ to fight ‘national shame’ BKS calls for Modi ouster TIME OUT: Domestic affairs EC shifts Chapra dig, sp ‘Next PM should directly handle Pak talks’ ‘It hurts to see a foreigner at helm’ EC notifies Kalam about constitution of 14th Lok Sabha CHAPRA, APRIL 26, 2004: Did EC try enough, asks HC Race on in Uttaranchal Cong for Sushma’s RS seat TDP won’t join stir KARNATAKA : Coalition model: Cong for Maharashtra, JD(S) for J-K Yediyurappa to lead BJP in Assembly Modi does car seva for ministers Times change, Left doesn’t: No, again Oppose, don’t distract Sonia unsure of crown, gets allies to say it’s yours Defeat is a jigsaw puzzle Cong to allies: zip up until CMP SP, RLD walk tightrope to Centre In Vidarbha, saffron sweeps Lotus yet to cope with loss, grassroots drying up in UP Her swearing-in: NDA is swearing, only Vajpayee is in CPI’s wishlist for draft CMP ...As Munda blames it on the NDA split Sonia must step in Kalyan rules out blame game in UP report card... Sari stampede: Shukla back as Lucknow DM Atal under pressure to don Opp leader mantle BJP share: eight slots Riding Left, SP shows up at Sonia dinner... Laloo’s swipe at Sushma: A woman can’t stand another ...her UP MPs shout: show them the door Sonia govt’s PBMs Govindacharya back for ‘Swaraj’ campaign Day after party, partners say: Prime Minister Sonia Natwar sounds warning for NDA appointed diplomats Karunakaran comes to Antony rescue The Left in Centre Will she? Won’t she? BSP mum on her options PAGE ONE ANCHOR: In Modi country, knife called Keshubhai’s out NTR ASHES: Naidu out of power, Laxmi Parvati keeps her vow ‘Rejected Cong should not stake claim in Karnataka’ Gowda to discuss ‘workable govt’ with Sonia KPCC chief blames lack of unity for rout Left defers decision, likely to avoid any compromise Shoestring Cong campaign took shine off NDA’s Sonia invite: CPM plans to send regrets Sulking Sushma says: Sonia is not Swaraj, I will quit than call her PM Ink dry on 1996 but the writers are back and ready Now write to Mr Vajpayee at 8 Krishna Menon Marg Jogi bounces back, on Centre track Not official yet, but Sonia will be next PM DMK won’t join govt, for now The Buzz Cong, JD(S) wrangle over CM post President plays the poet to bid Market Left bruised, Cong calls in the Doctor It’s like ’84, we didn’t see it coming: Advani Bad news for Indo-US ties State of affairs: ‘Secular’ Gowda cosies up to Cong PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Sensex dark cloud, Cal silver lining? Thackeray takes aim, blames rout on feelgood, Ram BJP should have tried to retain ex-allies: Badal Kalam farewell banquet for Vajpayee NCP bargains for free hand in state, berths at Centre Mehbooba, MP, won’t shift base to Delhi BJP takes out its twin shock absorbers: Rome & Ram CPM gets Sonia’s govt invite, has to wait for RSVP Day 1: YSR power punch Pressure mounts within, DMK may join govt AGP makes an LS comeback It’s back to Amarinder vs Bhattal Laloo speak on coalition: Fulfill mandate, set egos aside NATIONAL INTEREST: Tame the bull, rein in the red So-nia to the very top Chautala’s saving grace: It wasn’t Assembly polls The Sonia effect Exit Error Did somebody say ‘foreign origins’? Verdict 2004 and the Muslim vote In Govt, out of Govt: The band plays on SP, Pawar in, Surjeet says we’ll decide today A moment of hope NDA Shrinking GLOBALBUZZ: In huge upset, Gandhi’s party wins election in India KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY: Gowda holds key to hung House Laloo rebounds, beats anti-incumbency Pune votes for a Cong CEO, but will he deliver? The Dons Saree distribution violated model code: EC raps BJP UTTAR PRADESH: SP leads UP tally, lost in Centre crowd Finally, the holy dip India Inc cheers stable Govt A historic turnaround The shift at Raisina Hill Mauled in Metros Road to PMO: Left at work Business waits at Cong HQ Moditva: Why it didn’t work this time Didi responsible for Trinamool debacle Baramati’s king can’t play kingmaker After whitewash, Jaya locks herself up Defeat takes over 11 Ashoka Road Voters have spoken It’s knives out against Modi, Keshubhai leads charge ORISSA: Centre drubbing sours victory PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Download Cong manifesto immediately DIARY FROM NARODA PATIYA: For the first time, they don’t feel alone Amma arrogance to blame for rout: rebel ex-minister Mr Vajpayee’s high ground, Mrs Gandhi’s road ahead Divided states hung mandate Rewind to ’96: The PM signs off KERALA: Curtains on longest running K-family soap Cong committed to having good neighbourly ties with Pak Pak sees no change in peace process Parivar chorus: BJP suffered for ideology dilution Maya first run Vajpayee bows out, BJP gropes for answers NCP-Cong ties may change post-results Of academic interest George’s legal salvo for Sonia House all set to go hi-tech Day 1 in power, Cong switches off reforms ‘Extremists easier to handle than politicians’ Fourteenth Lok Sabha Maya off-limits, will see only beautician ‘Kin never cared, Mayawati my only caretaker’ Little elbow room, SP puts foot down YSR takes over in AP tomorrow Shambhu Srivastav quits Cong Why BJP will kick itself for its Great Amma Self-Goal Bourse and worse More than a numbers game The day that counts TN to set up cells for voter registration Four phases, 20 days: 10 mins per EVM tally RJD plan: Keep Sonia off Bihar, friends at Delhi Support NDA? Don’t abuse me: Mulayam Cong puts own team on allies’ beat AP connected, Cong networks in Delhi Don’t panic, we aren’t demons, reforms on: non-NDA chorus Omar slams door on NDA, opens a window to Sonia Falling off the cycle The Chapra rewind Result ‘unexpected’ but friends for ever: BJP Cong to elect leader today ‘Silent revolution’ voted out ‘corrupt’ Naidu, but Cong not vindictive, says Reddy ‘Suspect’ PMK puts its foot down: no to BJP NAIDU Delete Don’t countermand any more polls in Bihar: Opp BJP pollster says it’ll be 250; any lower, party should sit out TRS support to Cong to depend on separate state issue Alliance with NDA no good, look where it got Naidu: Pawar Goodbye, Third Front? Well, more or less As parties count heads, President prepares for hung House ‘Look, look YSR too has a web portal of his own’ Voters dump Naidu stock but Hyderabad still bluechip PAGE ONE ANCHOR: No, don’t blame the laptop, it was a revolt of rising expectations Andhra-bitten, NDA is not Centre-shy No to Naidu, Andhra says YeSsiR Basu, Surjeet root for Cong-led govt in Delhi KERALA: LDF button, Padmaja vote in Mukundapuram Exit polls make Congress feel good EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: RAJGARH: Battling the palace feud THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV EXIT POLL — PHASE IV: 48 hrs to go, NDA’s hope: exit, the pollsters How to add up to 272: BJP, Congress begin the arithmetic Shining India, Dismal Bharat Stop. Polls are on Read exit, opinion polls on a palm leaf ‘Cong will unite parties, head secular coalition’ BJP top brass meets to make up numbers, UP is rare good news Attacks don’t scare Valley CPM gears up to play post-poll kingmaker Minister’s security opens fire in Sivakasi EC observer team attacked, 3 injured FIR against Biman Bose Clashes mark polls, Cong brings in EC AICC zeroes in on probable CMs for AP Amma’s turf riddled with voter complaints Vote again, EC tells Chapra, blames all SP won’t mind supporting Cong-led govt With minorities, SP-RLD takes Cong’s place here BJP to watch results, then open doors to new allies LS FOURTH PHASE: Mother of all battles today to decide next govt EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MORENA: Arre oh samba, kitney aadmi thhey? Prisoners of the vote If you don’t behave, we will cancel your polls: EC warns Bengal EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: BARDHAMAN: Killed in Bihar, Dubey lends life to campaign next door EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: HAPUR: May as well be ’79 in western UP EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KARNAL: With the Devi’s blessings EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SALEM: Keeping Dubey’s dream alive PollsterGeist Divide and rule Home Truths from Abroad Ice-cream langars, liquor and even pensions for voters 'Psst... who are you voting for?' They were rivals till INLD picked up one When EC pays for party, comrades have some fun In their sons’ names In Filmy Land, Amma shrinks MGR to squeeze Atal into frame Chapra on hold, EC for repoll in 232 booths The shouting’s over, their parting words of wisdom EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MALERKOTLA: The Muslims and the maverick Home run THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV OPINION POLL — PHASE 4: NDA enters last lap, 272-mark looking farther than ever EC observers harassing our supporters: Left ‘Vested interests will not break our alliance’ ‘CPM to be part of Central govt’ PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Red flag and tape have tied up capitalism’s showcase Mulayam hits out at BJP’s ‘doublespeak’ BJP rakes up Tigers’ tale to divide Cong, DMK New lieutenant versus old A royal servant Singing BJP man’s praises is minority panel chief’s model code of conduct He’s the man who will be CM, says Cong For Cong, now friends matter PAGE ONE ANCHOR: The idol prime minister Karunanidhi’s ‘third’ take: DMK options open on PM Ant wisdom for Vaiko: Fable behind bars Before EC, Sharad blows hot, blows cold on rigging SC says it’s too late, stays Patna HC order to EC Poll rerun in 81 stations, EC say on Chapra today Holy trinity in God’s own country Choosing between friend and neighbour SANGRUR: BJP leaders betraying freedom fight: Sonia The freshman psephologists Separate states not for grabbing power In slog overs, BJP turns to all-rounders These articles of faith Repolling in Mulayam backyard today POLL ITICS: Weather forecast: Stormy times ahead BIHAR: Two killed, six cops, poll official missing in ‘peaceful’ polls EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: RAUDA (SHIVPURI): The pump of votes runs dry Vajpayee at Centre, all well for TN: Jaya UTTAR PRADESH: Smooth polling on titans’ turf Camp BJP all smiles NDA doomed: Cong EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SHALLA PATTAN (GURDASPUR): A bridge between politics and people Gaps in this Voternama Still short, but NDA breathes a lot freely MP: Minor irritants: Scuffles, and honey bees RAJASTHAN: Party workers clash with poll officials in Dausa ARUNACHAL: Chakma, Hajong refugees cast votes amid bandh EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KONCH: A question for Mayawati Not in the race for PM’s post, Mulayam to play kingmaker New government, new connectivity NAGALAND: EVMs targeted in one-seat clash Violence hits polling in J-K Armchair challenger THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV EXIT POLL — PHASE III: BJP gains big but for NDA 272, it has to gain bigger Not done, Mehbooba BY WORDS: Splitting Cyprus Mufti backs daughter, says she was right Sonia spares CPM, trains guns on NDA Advani harps on stability plank Prime among Ministers Rahul effect: Cong softens attack on PM SC chastises Patna HC for ‘uncalled for’ remarks EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MUROH (MADHEPURA): Mandal’s warring warriors Uma’s exit poll: Sack pro-Cong sarpanches, win PDP apologises for hurting sentiments of women Probe into Pappu’s Madhepura visit One-seat Nagaland not on ‘national’ radar Snubbed, Joshi still plays his numbers Why they won’t vote Veiled snub for Mehbooba We need to know more about EVMs Decriminalise with care Vajpayee finds Cong and ‘fascist Left’ two sides of Comrades in a quandary EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: PURNEA: For a life, Bihar to Bengal every week Parties vie for viewership pie Sonia rakes up coffin scam, targets Left on state economy Yet again, Mulayam ‘poses’ as prophet EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: DAUSA: Another son invokes Dad memory, Cong Mom by his side EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: CHENNAI: Another sunrise in Dravida country Poor crop so far, NDA hopes to reap BJP harvest today EC to move apex court against Patna HC order Strategising the Muslim vote EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MOHAD: In this RSS village, vision is focused, sharp and narrow Security in way of Priyanka campaign Heavy troop deployment for last phases THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV OPINION POLL — PHASE 3: 2nd last lap: NDA surges ahead but still short of 272 SOUTH SIDE UP: Who cares about Dharmendra in Dharmapuri? Cong door shut for NDA allies VP roots for Sonia, says foreign origin no issue House of spirits Will this shine fade away? The channels of power NDA fights back PM speak on fashion Sonia accuses NDA of failing poll promises NC rebounds, wants Rae Bareli set-up for Anantnag EC team back, Chapra report after May 6 Voters still don’t know Jethmalani poll symbol ‘BJP doesn’t have any number 2, 3’ Rahul doesn’t want any ‘future PM’ tag PM’s victory margin has party worried PM throws back Telgi at ‘Cong glass house’ Even Left decides to support reforms Jindal a voter in Raigarh too, faces probe Pull-out threat over veil row Kanpur all ears for Rajiv heir Brigand sings new tune, he is now for SP Ghisingh hand for Congress in Hills The amma of all battles BJP workers accused in Chapra blast EC begins its probe in Chapra NDA guarantees stability: Advani Vajpayee plays farmer card in drought land Don’t blame SP if Bhaiyya’s still in jail, says Amar Sonia scoffs at BJP ‘secret deal’ Lucknow's air corridor during the time of polls EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MANDAPIYA: In opium country, high on temple politics of a new kind EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: Message in the medium From candidate widow to working candidate Exiled by elections POLLITICS: Stable horse-traders POWER PLAY: Four scenarios in search of D-Day Maya in Aligarh to fight rumours The Elf of Self-Respect FIFTH COLUMN: Cong campaign is all bark, no bite Left high and dry over water EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: BEGUSARAI: In the nation’s cradle of rigging, the Dalits still crawl Amid Opp chatter, Basu speaks: We are for a Cong-led govt ADMK gets EC notice for Jaya cut-outs Vajpayee plays his pet line: Give me one more chance The Battle for UP EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SITAPUR-MISRIKH: Heir above UP ground SOUTH SIDE UP: James Hadley Chase will bring more jobs than voting Fighting on every Front Mulayam eyes second Third Front BJP’s Muslim act Repolling in Siwan; videography in 14 sensitive UP seats FOR THE RECORD: ‘Vajpayee has taken the peace initiative. So what’s your duty now? It’s to support him’ HC asks EC to decide fast UDF, LDF don’t share dais, but a candidate in Mahe PAGE ONE ANCHOR: No need for exit polls in this village: it’s always Amma PM hardsells stability, Sonia claims ‘NDA’s credits’ Arithmetic shaky, DPM says chemistry with us EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SAUSAR: In orange country amid the stink of rot, Cong claims it scents victory Photo-op cuts a sorry picture Jaya throws new light on DMK parting ways with NDA Cong sacrifice brought Sayeed and peace, claims Azad BJP UP Track II: PM for Muslims, Modi for rest Not out of context: Haryana Gov bats for PM, takes swipe at Muslims, Sikhs FIR not surprising: Rudy Laloo welcomes EC decision on Chapra Now, comrades step out to ‘win back’ Mulayam Cong dharma: Leadership by consensus Candidate-cop versus policeman-neta In UP, the Rahul effect The churning in the heartland Yadav versus Yadav Laloo does a flip, puts in a condition Polls apart from the name game EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KANPUR: No shade under the red flag Gandhispeak on the vision thing Third umpire in Chapra Political refit in Buddha land The first knife is out: Laloo’s into Mulayam POLL ITICS: A state divided against itself Cong hopes to reap from ’03 wasteland EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: JHANSI: Bombay Dreams in Bundelkhand Sensex and poll sense PAGE ONE ANCHOR: In Wal Mart land, Vaiko is Mandela Exit poll doesn’t move Advani: Cong may not even cross 2-digit mark BJP giving away sarees in Garhwal: Cong Cong finds PM ‘tired, confused, demoralised’ Sonia does a Vajpayee: Back Cong, and teach small parties a lesson Atal hits out at Opp: No vision, only hunger for power, and many ‘PMs’ Why Moustafa lives in India, votes for Chirac In Jharkhand, poll official counts votes, tells result Minor storm over a cup of chai for Vajpayee Repoll: EC to decide on Chapra UPping the stakes BJP, the morning after A Naxal vs party politics ‘NDA on backfoot, begging for vote’ On exit mode? PM talks retirement again Personal becomes political in J&K Cong softens stand, leaves alliance option open Those who would be king-makers Now one-UPmanship over MP HARYANA GOVERNOR: INLD writes to Kalam, Cong to rake up issue Campaign blitz planned for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV EXIT POLL — ASSEMBLY FORECAST: Dotcom bust in Cyberabad, CEO on way out Mahasamund Collector shifted Rudy calls for Chapra repoll BY WORDS: Hello, Prime Minister Spooked by exit poll count, market shivers EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SEONI: A guru for the sadhvi EC orders repoll for 149 booths in five states In choppy waters, especially in UP, BJP tries to plug holes Naidu trashes exit polls, says TDP will return The karma candidate No beaming exit polls here, power went out in storm 18 months ago Birth mark UP& DOWN: BJP’s UP rewrite is in Urdu Thackeray finally gets to press the EVM button ‘Rome mein Pope, Bihar mein Gope’ EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: JALANDHAR : Voting for God POLL ITICS: Let’s all hum, ‘Que cera, cera’ Negative voting is a right Minds and the mandate Coalitional cola ANDHRA PRADESH 68-70 % TURNOUT: TDP candidate arrested GOA 55 % TURNOUT: Goans beat the heat to vote ‘Missing’ thousands can’t vote in Mumbai MANIPUR 55 % TURNOUT: 3 killed, bandh affects polling JAMMU AND KASHMIR 21 % TURNOUT: Polling peaceful in Srinagar MAHARASHTRA 50 % TURNOUT: Clashes over voters’ slip distribution She doesn’t leave Amawa to chance ASSAM 65-70 % TURNOUT: Hot weather plays spoilsport Exit polls stay as SC refuses to stay UTTAR PRADESH 45-50 % TURNOUT: Two killed in poll violence JHARKHAND 55 % TURNOUT: SI, polling official killed in blast INTERVIEW: SHARAD PAWAR: ‘One thing is clear, I am going to stay with Congress’ ORISSA 65 % TURNOUT: Vote boycott in three booths RAHUL SPEAK: Regular job, life out; not his ‘regular girl’ BIHAR 55 % TURNOUT: Violence, booth-capturing Srinagar braves boycott call THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV EXIT POLL — PHASE II FORECAST:: Hung House, NDA’s ceiling doesn’t touch 272 KARNATAKA 55-60 % TURNOUT: Sporadic violence, missing voters Chapra: Laloo vs Rudy street-fight EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: DEPUR: In Venkaiah’s town, tell us your caste if you want water Congress claims govt possible sans allies DPM, Paswan choppers grounded by hailstorm Can’t convince, so Joshi confuses Muslim voters EC stumped over telecast of Bollywood netas’ films ‘We were sold’: Dabhol reminds villagers of Enron EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: TIRUPATI: Will Balaji bowl them over for Naidu? EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KHANBAL: Policing the Kashmiri vote Mend it like Mulayam VHP got 155 NDA MPs to sign memo for law on temple ROUND TWO: PM’s poll opinion: coalitions won’t exit Cash-on-camera raises poll heat ‘BJP not young, talks of hate politics’ POLLITICS: Blanking out 250 million Undertrials can contest, can’t vote Gorakhpur jams cell services Secure the mandate EC: Three are better than one Mehbooba escapes another bid on life EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: ZAIDPUR: One Arif Khan does not make a Muslim summer for BJP in UP Eye on turnout, Govt asks J-K to beef up security On PM turf, Brand Atal shines with stardust Sonia sums it up: BJP misrule, in Ram’s name Please stop distribution of free saris... EXPRESS EFFECT: The President enforces the conduct code For the record: assets of those who represent our poorest EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SIWAN: Satyendra Dubey, B Tech, meets Shahabuddin, PhD Cong slams PM’s ‘silences’, asks him to retire DAUGHTER, SON AND THEIR DADS: Mehbooba gets personal, takes a dig at Abdullahs INLD makes a case for Babuji removal Cong a team without captain: Advani Katiyar got a chopper to fly, he ‘hijacks’ it DAUGHTER, SON AND THEIR DADS: Farooq sees PDP conspiracy behind Budgam attack Amar Singh slams Vajpayee, Fernandes Prince and the party worker EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: 2 Faces of Reform Rajya Flip-flop Ram’s latest: I saw draft of PM’s appeal, made changes J-K parties cap it with symbols Minority chief singles out Muslims for his poll ‘wisdom’ Pawar talks pump in Naik’s backyard Taj: Maya threatens to take revenge EC writes to cabinet secy on tax collection announcements PM picks on NCP ‘hidden agenda’ The agony and ecstasy of being No.2 The EC riders Eye on UP, BJP to woo OBCs, Dalits and Adivasis Cong won’t offer any ‘excuse’ for secular split Priyanka steps out, slams Vajpayee Stops short of offering walkover; for SP cream, it’s cakewalk UP tops sensitive list, heavy security for Phase II EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: RAJAMUNDHRY: No flowers for the nursery farmer PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Why Ayodhya isn’t hot anymore? Ask the men who stoned Babri EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: HOSHIARPUR: The village the revolution forgot DPM bid to boost spirits of Assam BJP EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: VISHAKHAPATNAM: Kammas Incorporated Sour grapes? This Yadav can’t digest out-of-job actors BJP changes Hisar nominee Writing on wall draws desperate salvo Chequemate: Justice can wait, not bank accounts Cong plays the Son against SP’s ‘don’ Raj Bhavan unbound Telgi ‘funded’ DF leaders’ Bangalore stay in ’02 POSTCARD FROM THE EDGE: From a cowshed or a tea shack, they keep you connected THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV OPINION POLL — LOK SABHA II: NDA slips, 272 doesn’t look like a cakewalk For whom the polls toll POLL ITICS: For the diaspora, it’s always a dilemma EC sees red as Govt celebrates tax collection Assam parties vie for tea workers pie for phase II Geography of hatred High command’s wish is Himachal CM’s command Rudy shoved wife’s property under affidavit: Cong Cong says RSS collects funds abroad to use against minorities Upbeat Explain DD’s bias in news, EC tells Prasar Bharati Bharti takes ill on way to Thane, is advised rest Polling peaceful, turnout 60 pc Cong submits nikahnama in case against Dharmendra BJP wants Central forces for Bihar, Haryana polls ‘Krishna govt doesn’t need Modi certificate’ EC transfers Patiala IGP, to replace 2 TN observers Mousumi files papers as Indira EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KOTDA: Death reward Brushing aside Raj Bhavan code of conduct, Haryana Governor says: back PM The outsider Bade miyan, chhote miyan Just Another Mama’s Boy PAGE ONE ANCHOR: One reason Naidu may lose: dead farmer Nagi Reddy BJP confused over its own issues: Ritambhara Market fundas THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV OPINION POLL/STATES: Laptop Naidu may be logged off, Krishna stays online Pawar returns to rousing welcome in Satara PAGE ONE ANCHOR: India Shining’s shadow is Great Southern Thirst Violence continues to test nerves in Valley In the beginning was The Word, and the word was *%!#@ In scorching Bikaner, Garam Dharam stays Cool! BJP pumps UP volume as lead ‘wavers’ How the south may be lost ‘Krishna can’t do a Modi’ Cong fears early exit, may knock on SC doors Manipur tops repolling list, 283 in all EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KONARAK: From the heart of the supercyclone, a cry: Pappu’s cool. And he can rule Singh slams Maharashtra drought sob story Tripura all set for elections today amidst tight security CPM calls exit polls ‘political intervention’ EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: UDAIPUR: Guiding lights of Udaipur politics EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: JAWHAR: In class with Nehru and Indira Unscientific, says Naidu; exact for BJP, claims Modi In the name of the ancestor, stop! Militants chop off ears of two on election duty BJP sari face: It’s Lalji, not party Ferrying the govt Mulayam self-goal: ad equates him with Prophet’s grandson KARNATAKA: 60 pc voter turnout POLL ITICS: Tweedledum or Tweedledee? From hospital, Jogi monitors political fate FOR THE RECORD: Voting is a sacred mission MAHARASHTRA: BJP candidate booked for ‘assaulting’ rival EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MUZAFFARPUR: ‘George is no longer George’ EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KURUKSHETRA: The battle of Kurukshetra EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: GORAKHPUR: ‘I want Muslim votes too but wash them in Gangajal first’ The gigantic stamp of the vote EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: THARIAON: Bypassing the votes ORISSA: Tribals brave Naxal threat Irfan goes to vote, finds name not there GUJARAT: Polls smooth but low turnout worries parties BIHAR: Thakur, Rabri kick up stir with vote display ANDHRA PRADESH : EVMs, not Naxals, trouble JHARKHAND: Magistrate killed in blast CHHATTISGARH: 20 encounters, 6 killed, repolling in Bastar THE INDIAN EXPRESS-NDTV EXIT POLL — PHASE ONE: Big gains for BJP but Bihar, Andhra may take it away Borders silent, village votes ASSAM: Surprisingly smooth poll Mulayam hits out at BJP, Congress Karunakaran flags off Antony’s yatra Forget IDs, 250 Muslims declared ‘missing’ VIOLENT ALLEY: Omar tells govt to pull up socks Cong pressures EC on exit poll Congress moves EC, wants PM’s nomination rejected Tandon gets HC notice Watering down promises MANIPUR & MEGHALAYA: 4 killed, moderate turnout ‘No facilities, no vote’ Kashmir braves threats to vote Yerran Naidu hurt in Naxal attack MAHARASHTRA: Why love a good drought? Ask Cong-NCP The politics of flinging things Assam calm, others tense Munnabhai Sanjay does it for dad Cong picks on PM remark EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MANOHARPUR: A high school for hindutva EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: VADNAGAR: The shadows in Modi zone PARTY RIDES HIGH ON VAJPAYEE: Cowering? Not BJP EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: DUMRI: The state of aspiration EC to seek legal advice on exit polls Vote for...? Riot-hit Naroda has fallen off election map Priyanka seeks more ‘attention’, EC nods BJP wriggles out of saree tangle, Lalji left to EC Poverty not visible due to NDA magic, says Joshi All the President’s politicians PAGE ONE ANCHOR: There’s a wedding in this village today - in hunger’s shadow POLLITICS: Vajpayee, up close EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MODASA: They have been brushed aside by Gujarat sweep EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: HUBLI: When a tin-cutter’s daughter is doctor, do polls matter? EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KUPWARA: It’s colder than in Oct ’02, this time politics is to blame Caste in the Laloo mould Don brother scripts Govinda-Sonia show Cong gives Ram another chance Bringing down the Upper House 26% of India decides today Show them the finger His last pitch: Ram Rajya, Ram mandir Poll time: When Bodo ex-ultras ‘go bananas’ NDA govt embroiled in scams: Sonia Cops foil Naxal bid to blow up chopper Sari rolls Mulayam closer to the BJP EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: ALLAHABAD: RSS pools all resources for HRD minister In Vaghela vs Vaghela, veteran has the edge Voter-nama EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MYSORE: Mysore royalty leaves an ink trail Prestige contest: Not for Jogi, but Shukla Bitter tale: Feelgood ends in ‘failgood’ for sugar belt POWER PLAY: Sari fact: leaders minus politics Matter of faith: Sonia hand enough to rock BJP boat Out of PM poll work, Lalji says ECs knew, wished me on b-day Vote us in but not 22 of us, it’s not healthy: PM Sangh man tries to cow down Yashwant EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: BHARUCH: A school’s silent Prayer Take guard, Sidhu talks the walk from today ‘Outsider’ Advani in driver’s seat Dejected, with no interest EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: NALBARI: In ULFA heartland, a hunt for jobs, avenues EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: CHIKMAGALUR: Brazil, not Togadia, is the big worry here ‘Daddy’ watching, but a nephew returns home ‘Vote is a sacred right, you owe it to the nation’ EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: CYBERABAD-HYDERABAD: Marzia’s Trendmill EC puts it down: sari show that killed 25 for BJP, by BJP, of BJP EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KISHANGANJ: Kishanganj punctures the myth of a Muslim vote Mission Voting: Prez on DD, AIR Bangles, frock, TV: Poll symbols get quirkier India whining NCP promo attracts riot act Star gone, pall of gloom descends on BJP EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: TIRUNELVELI: Monster politics and the dance of the windmills He will...won’t...will try Luck now EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: ANANTNAG: Mahatma in militant land Enough BJP expels 3 MLAs for shifting loyalties Sonia slams BJP for creating ‘social fear’ The floating voter can make you sink Omar trains guns on CM Vajpayee should explain ‘friendly appeal’: Congress Finally, EC asserts: book Lalji for bribe, BJP should explain In Chhattisgarh, Vajpayee talks Balco EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: MADURAI: Water Vote Reverse swing? Cong poser: Would Modi succeed PM? Dharmendra’s marital status to be poll issue: Cong Friends again: Did they script it together? NDA on top but as poll heat rises, tally begins to wilt EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SASARAM/ AURANGABAD: Cong scores double advantage The ghosts of ’84 PM files his papers with Lalji very much by his side PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Lure of a B.Ed degree brings outsourcing to the Valley EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SRIKAKULAM: The advocate fisherman, village computer queen and their CM ‘babu’ It’s Sangma vs Sangma at Tura EC puts CEOs in charge of ad panels EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SRINAGAR: No fair shades Sonia roots for NCP candidate Shedding tears for Gujarat, Cong laughs at ’84 victims: flaunts carnage poster boys FOREIGN ORIGIN: If BJP moves Bill, Pawar will support it Modi’s Best card: Shahbano case EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SURAT: Ear to ground, Rana confident of sixth shot The sari secret The poverty of election chatter In Modi land, JD(U) man plays Kaanta lagaa for votes Yatra over, DPM takes stock All the sons solemnly affirm... PAGE ONE ANCHOR: A village caught between a tiny church and VHP’s holy water PM regrets boycott, urges peaceful polls Cong’s gen-next leaders lazy: Jaitley Your MP, your money Youth Cong chief Surjewala threatens to quit ‘People can trust the judiciary’ Vajpayee downplays ‘foreign origin’ issue Terror sends grim reminder to PM BJP changes script, looks for a J-K hit Jogi bed-ridden, Mrs Jogi to help party recover No apologies on Hindutva EC to begin screening ads tomorrow Candidates must pay for security arrangements: EC POLL ITICS: Darkness visible EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KISHENGANJ: And in Bihar, Congress is out of sight but not out of mind EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: VARANASI: In UP, Indira is the presiding deity of a perfect past Crash landing at Nagpur airport This may be our last, PM tells Ram, sit out, I’ll stand by you Blue-eyed boy now has all seeing red Sari shrouds the Lucknow red carpet for Vajpayee ‘Govt will abide by SC verdict’ Censorship made EC The environment of elections Varun for law to ‘bar foreigners’ Koshal state only if Orissa wants: Advani DAY AFTER, DAMAGE CONTROL: When PM files papers, dress city in mourning BJP to develop N Karnataka, says Vajpayee Money, power and Patils Finally, SC draws the line Sonia dares BJP, warns Vajpayee Pak national’s poll nomination rejected EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: SURENDRANAGAR: In its own home, khadi spins out of fashion EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: ICHORA: Father builds a road for Naxalite son’s surrender PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Will they vote? The men have lost their fingers People die in train accidents, by bullets, why pick on this, says birthday boy EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: BARIPADA: ‘I don’t have any fingers, but I can use the electronic machine’ Lucknow’s outrage Lucknow echoes in Allahabad, and beyond Cong stood in way of India shining: DPM In town, CEC seeks report, promises action PAGE ONE ANCHOR: His business: build cart, cart water ‘What can we tell the high & mighty? Please tell us what to say’ POLL ITICS: Any use in fighting elections? SHINING NOT-SO-SHINING: All dressed up and nowhere to go SHINING NOT-SO-SHINING: Jawhar’s bhai, MBBS Ducking the bouncer PM poll agent’s birthday party: free saris, 22 dead women Sukh Ram comes home to Cong Cong to BJP and back in two days Jogi to write to voters, Amit to take charge of poll campaign Valley’s poster boys for peace Brushed under the sari: BJP man fixed Lalji show Call of the Republic ‘I was hammered in a corporate job’ Sonia sandesh takes rath route... Joshi steers off campaign track, talks e-exams ‘80 pc of my region against Sonia as PM’ Amenities to Ayodhya: DPM’s poll deal Rajni with BJP, fans can choose PM campaign in Jharkhand Cycling backwards Rajnikant fans star in vendetta saga It won’t rain votes in these drought districts The ‘foreign’ stigma won’t work NDA calls for debate in Laloo’s Bihar Slow ’n’ steady, smug Maya sets off on UP election trail Saffron ire for Hashmi group ...just as booklets rain on Chhattisgarh Cong clears 16 candidates for 3 states EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: AGRA: When votebanks fall apart, time to make peace with enemy EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: KESHPUR: ‘Here we believe in spilling our own blood. Amra rakta debo’ Atal Bihari ‘by birth’ EXPRESS HITS THE ROAD: 15,000 km 28 journalists one story YOUR VOTE DAY AFTER, MALIK NEEDS NO SECURITY : Mrs DGP has no cops now, and Haryana Police says they didn’t give her any I took 'skinny Atal' to his first shakha 3 killed in pre-election violence in Bihar, Sanjay Paswan suffers injury Nuke offer: PM drops a bomb, turns out it’s a dud Party draft mum on post-Sept 11 geopolitics Sonia trashes charges, Cong NDA policy REMEMBER THIS? BRINGING YOU UP TO DATE: Dial M for Mandi PM blends unity with growth Friends, a new episode Read Bihar affidavits for course in IPC Hum Madam (Mrs DGP) ki duty par hain Sushma’s salvo: Dream on, Sonia Cong counter to India Shining shows frustration: Advani No winners here BJP’s fallen angel sulks It’s all in the family Give us 5 more years to change the country: PM A-G opinion poll: ban call is 100% unconstitutional SP MANIFESTO: Mulayam ducks ‘foreigner’ issue, says Bofors can wait till polls Objection, cries Ram Bofors comes out whenever we do: Rahul at Amethi AICC, Pal differ on his quitting UPCC EC ‘satisfied’ with Raman set-up Ally turns against Mehbooba on poll turf PAGE ONE ANCHOR: 12 villages have twice the fun these polls, courtesy geography Janab Vajpayee is Gujarat VHP’s latest feel-bad label POTA panel clears Vaiko Heat lowered, Ram temple moves to NDA frontburner Haryana DGP skirts row, goes on leave AGP plays Bhupen’s mentor against him Sons of the soil Uttaranchal list out, Congress up against own men With rivals like these who needs friends? Fury of a bahu scorned Hurriyat’s heroics Congress, reforming We have helped to make this a better election Nobody cares for Garo Hills, so Marak quits govt Poll grenade: 2 J-K ministers hurt, 9 die Roja ‘won’t run away’ scared DPM seeks mandate, not Art 356 It’s a hung Parliament: The Week Togadia set to defy ban, record ‘Hindu’ protest TESTING THE VOTEBANKA: Now playing in Rampur: Princess and Showgirl Congress a party of eunuchs: Thackeray They solemnly affirm... Cong fiscal growth vision skewed at BJP angle Mallika ready to try luck now against PM Facing the heat on talks, Hurriyat joins poll boycott chorus Modi homes in again, this time on Sonia house Their tribe grows Extra troops in J-K for fair polls CEC as Chief Election Censor Heartland palpitations PDP rally for ‘human touch’ in politics Never sold ourselves over temple: George Ordinance to ban: free EC toes all-party line Chautala defies EC on DGP, hint of climbdown Rooted in Pune, Mumbai ex-don’s worth Rs 2.29cr BJP’s secularism close to Gandhian thought: Advani Exit, the opinion poll? TV ads: EC may moot expanded guideline panel Fire walk: Minister adds touch of AXN Old whine, taunts BJP Media vehicles in Yatra convoy attacked in Bihar Party seats, ‘payment’ quotas Bihar not shining because of Laloo: Advani Six and shining Mathura won’t risk an Ayodhya All join hands for ban on opinion polls but EC has already burnt its fingers ‘I am that heroine’ Hazarika sings Atal vandana PM wags finger at migrant influx Shine won’t last long: gently warns Moody’s Left Front takes on SEO for clubbing Bengal with Bihar Kyunki saas bhi kabhi yahin thi... They solemnly affirm... Mrs Haryana DGP gets a ticket from Chautala, EC shunts husband out Published by Govt in Delhi, sent to Gujarat BJP for some publicity Political patter on Gossip Street TESTING THE VOTEBANK: Leaping into the big unknown Three to tango No water? Give them some fizz UNKNOWN VOTER: Waiting to be led High powered wrath yatra POLL ITICS: Too lazy to vote! The young & the spotless Justice, Mr CM Netamorphosis Near Ayodhya, he says a temple soon, talks on Babri hurt BJP and me, no to Kashi, Mathura: Advani Poll observer talks tough in Bengal For Sadhu’s sake, Laloo offers Siwan don the stage Selling stability, PM urges: don’t scatter votes, give us 272 Cong must reinvent itself: Sam Naik taps Bollywood to counter Govinda ‘Modi magnanimous, Oppn not’ EC can’t make up its mind JD(S) seeks mandate for farmers’ govt in state Bahuguna’s son to contest from Tehri Garhwal A nightingale’s ode They solemnly affirm... FIR against Yashwant for violating poll code PWG guns make tribal voters flee Flop Celina is a hit in Cong for campaigning EC in-house censor likely In spot, Mulayam woos Muslims Only BJP cares for Muslims: Advani Her MLA tells Sonia not to fight elections, cites origin Opp ready to take shine off Govt’s poll campaign Singer booked for derogatory remarks at BSP rally Shahabuddin joins ‘secular’ Congress Culture gloss to BJP campaign Nagma, Farah may join Cong soon Pawar’s ‘illness’ prompts Kakade to pull out of race All in the family Everybody loves Rahul BJP’s vision runs along two tracks A tribe that is no longer lost The election rally is dead, long live the cyber rally A footpath entrepreneur’s manifesto It is a clash of turncoats in Munda’s territory ‘SP open to Cong post-poll tie-up’ Jogi loses his ‘guru’ to BJP Phase II: It’s BJP all over the place Shinde is too busy to campaign for wife Look again, affidavits may be lies ‘BJP can’t take VHP support for granted’ Attack ads: same video, same audio, all that matters is spin ‘Foreign? Me?’ Lucknow’s gift for PM: A Muslim fan club PM in TN, ties extend to Karnataka Team Vaghela His dad’s son ‘‘When 675 million people go to the polls, the world should take notice’’ POLL ITICS: Walking to the voting booth that day Old tune Maratha battleground DOWN SOUTH Switch off smear poll ads on TV: SC Krishnamurthy assures J-K voters Mufti govt won’t take chances, cracks down on anti-poll voices BJP study finds it happy in 119 seats Sibal denies PM nuclear credit Come LS polls, HPCC remains a divided house The Captain’s ship runs aground It split the Cong: Advani wants political debate on foreign origin Gawli discloses Rs 2 cr assets Naqvi presses N-button on ‘foreign’ leadership Dara Singh to fight LS polls from Puri Can’t care less: Sonia; Nothing personal: BJP Ambedkar’s squabbling children Adrift on the Brahmaputra Vajpayee draws line between diatribe, debate Uday Yatra more shining than Rath Yatra: DPM CEC warns Modi Now hear Vajpayee on landlines, TV Now, it’s RSS-Left slanging match Cong goes all out to slam BJP draft Sangliana sorry he hurt RSS, blames conspiracy Redemption Song Congress grooms its own Dalit ki beti Latur turns up for Sonia ma Gawli, Rudy enter fray for Round III, Kapoor shows up The Election Parivar RSS to back Trinamool in Bengal: State BJP UNKNOWN VOTER: That sinking feeling Saffron spring collection Transfer: Mulayam, EC heading for showdown? PM miffed with his ‘photo feature’ Cong’s ‘casteist’ supporters won’t vote for us: Maya Karunakaran’s daughter to contest polls LETTER & SPIRIT: Kalam’s poser on early polls Surrogate ads: EC won’t oblige, so Centre ropes in SC Forgotten clan Polls put power tariff hike on hold in Punjab How not to win friends and influence people Laloo and a thousand mutinies SOUTH SIDE UP: The whole nine yards Princess of the paupers Speechless wonder HC sets aside liquor vend auctions Pati, patni aur politics Krishna finds contest ‘entertaining’ Kissa kursi ka: Politicians lean back on symbols Deve Gowda to contest from Kanakapura Wife succeeds where don fails Brother rebels, Uma unruffled Modi gets original, targets Rahul roots Reel life CM to take on real one Cong promises logical Kashmir solution Predict right, win Rs 1 lakh jackpot Pitroda vision draft not for poll year BJP vision not NDA’s: Advani plays it safe Priyanka spoils BJP’s ‘Bellary 2004 drama’ Hurriyat won’t call for poll boycott Consensus emerging over Lucknow seat, says Jethmalani POLL ITICS: Counting chaos Political mud pies Mulayam rubs hard to erase ‘maulana’ tag Jogi ready to plough on Shukla turf Ghost in the machine Vision, not hind vision BJP softens on its core issues to deliver new, ‘feel-good Hindutva’ ’96 to ’04: BJPspeak changes on US, Pak LJP pegs its agenda on Dalits Leg II begins with Gandhi’s Ram Priyanka missing in Cong fifth list Maharashtra’s first lady SP ready to offer secular space Sleepwalking to victory Jobless, Amethi youth throng Rahul Up for Grabs Now Amar Singh launches a truck yatra Feuding Families Politics of Poppy Now, Cong paints RSS videshi Both sides forget past so it’s Jogi vs Shukla PM ‘careful’, but Jaitley slams Cong April will be cruel, weatherman warns netas BJP’s Sikh face forward Agent Orange Rebel without a pause Surrogate ads: I&B returns the ball to EC court In the name of father, son and their ‘spirit’ Sharp curves ahead CMS’ RECORDS TO SPEAK FOR THEM IN LS POLL: Local waves Cong too to get a rath, for Priyanka Shiladaan leader against Rahul In Gandhinagar, Advani talks reconciliation Fears of a fractured identity EC watching, key posts missing from transfer list Seat talks over, BJP seeks one more seat from JD(U) EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m young, I have ideas, I believe I can bring change’ Race on for more-secular-than-rest Cong face-saver: Won’t rock govt NDA’s foreign (non)policy Poll survey: Cong doesn’t buy it TREND SPOTTING: The caste of heroes The defects in the system A model of spiritual politics TESTING THE VOTEBANK: The myth of a single Maratha Muslim vote Template for the times JHARKHAND APART, IT’S ADVANTAGE RULING PARTIES: States of incumbency Telugu or Telangana ‘Mandir, but after elections’ SAD Haryana unit floats new party A 96 per cent commitment Simply saffron in Gujarat SP won’t support Jethmalani: Amar Nitish to fight from Barh, Nalanda Secular front in place for Bihar In the Hot Seat Freshmen at the Vote CONGRESS HEADED FOR A ROUT IN MP, CHHATTISGARH, GUJARAT, RAJASTHAN: Cong’s wasteland Don’t issue free air tickets:EC to ministry Phukan to take on Hazarika Cong climbs down, finds no foothold Indira’s Censor in Chief is BJP’s Guest of Honour Now Mrs Bangaru faces the camera SURROGATE PROMOS: EC sets deadline, asks I-B for action Bangaru’s fate still hangs fire Yatra-I ends with Ram-Lakshman show EC shoots down A-I media junket NCP manifesto all quiet on the foreign front The Unbearable lightness of Cong’s friendships Govinda stars in home-run No bread in a ballot First saffron rays on citadel of New India The battling bloodlines of Haryana EC rate-card to fight cash power Vaiko’s MDMK manifesto pledges support to Lankan Tamils Ramkrishna Paramhansa among the Muslims ‘NDA back, Cong may dip below 100’ Pandya’s father vows to defeat Advani Fernandes back to Muzaffarpur, Nitish to wait Nagappa widow joins fray Friday's catch ‘Not here to be Neta No 1’ Walkover after yatra? None wants to fight DPM Ajit’s son makes quiet debut Sanjay assures Sena: Won’t campaign for father Holy river of votes Checking your baggage for cash is EC’s latest fair-play brainwave PM’s next googly: feel-good ad with flavour of cricket Express cast-your-vote campaign picks up speed In Pune, colleges vote for student power this election Jogi men put his case before their ma’m, in English Bangarappa lends pitch to ‘origin’ issue, son quits BJP Yatra in Punjab: BJP blames thin crowd on police SOUTH SIDE UP: Wilting lotus in cotton city Local talent to take on dynasty Watch out: Cong warns SP Cong takes undertaking from Sudip for support POLL ITICS: ‘None of the above’ The Politics of Chalk vs Cheese TREND SPOTTING: The Oriya style of spin doctoring Late plunge for loose change MESSAGE TO A FOOTSOLDIER: Rallying around the cow Govinda speak The Lotus and the Mandal pond Still in the cold, Bangaru scratches BJP’s Babri spot Friend-turned-foe dares Pawar LOOKING GLASS: Political endings Cong list not ready; seats to TDP create unrest in BJP POLL ITICS: Neither suicide nor betrayal In Rajasthan, Cong looks to babus to win tribal votes Jogi wants ticket, Cong holds list Chautala slams BJP, names 9 candidates Yatra stumbling block held Congress releases 4th list of nominees EC clips wings: Advani, Modi grounded for IAF exercise President notifies phase one polls Look who’s singing PM praises at DPM yatra Arif gets a wide berth No takers for Cong’s Kolkata seat offer Wednesday's catch Sonia to kick off Chhattisgarh roadshow today DPM promises temple in Ram rajya, again Democracy’s Drawing Room Demagogues They don’t teach you about tribes in Doon School PROFILE: No mass taste in his macher jhol A clash of civilisations in Ladakh PM pegs it on nationalism TREND SPOTTING: Byte soldiers in a cyber war A model code for the EC? Election(less) managers Crowd means voters: Sonia Mrs Gamang to fight from Gunupur Cong, BJP fight with surrogate ads on screen Ad on Bhagat Singh maligns Sonia: Congress Exit polls: EC to meet parties on April 6 SHINING NOT-SO-SHINING: In Baramati’s shadow, Pisurve goes dry Gamang wrests his wife’s seat before the polls Court bars J-K BJP chief from fighting polls Fill in this blank BJP list makes room for parivar quota Starry starry night...mare Day after showing off liberal face, Cong hounds US professor The Nehru Syndrome To help yatri Advani compete, BJP fields giant TV screens The lonely pracharak in a Shining BJP SHINING NOT-SO-SHINING: Lessons in Baramati, courtesy Pawar JD(U) ‘alive’ in Karnataka as big brother relents And PM strikes down Bangaru’s name Tuesday's catch HC invites cable to poll party, EC in fix Congmen fume as party dances to Pawar’s tunes POLL MANIFESTO: No pain, all gain: Cong has a 32-page surprise for voters Rahul won’t make a difference: Maya UP Speaker mum on giving up post Be inclusive to rule India, muses DPM SP names UP candidates, leaves out Amethi Sending Ram to the forest PAGE ONE ANCHOR: 1999 to 2004: Between key rewrites, Cong slips in Rao photo Out of shadows, Rahul & his cyguys Congress promises the moon, new order TREND SPOTTING: Catch a falling star and put it in your party Monday's catch BJP to decide today if Jaitley, Naqvi will contest polls Gandhis, Generation Next In Meghalaya, Sangma faces a Pawar googly PROFILE: A lion among the bhadralok UNKNOWN VOTER: The sugar belt loyalists Mulayam gets invite to George’s Lohia anniversary Divided, BJP holds Haryana list Party banks on Munda’s year-long goodwill I vouch for Indian democracy EC action in West Bengal not enough: Cong We are going to the people with our accounts book in hand, says Advani Coalition partners to slug it out in Baramulla Mufti cold, Cong campaign put on hold BJP to leave Nalanda for Fernandes When BMC fails residents, Gawli comes to rescue Sunday's catch On Priyanka, guess game still continues ‘Rejection of Samata merger doesn’t make a difference’ Looking for the light, Cong goes for Son Rise POLL ITICS: So what if film stars stand for elections? PROFILE: The loneliness of Kanshi Ram The One-Line Party President is definitely not a Side-Lined Party President POWER PLAY: Candidates with a cause SOUTH SIDE UP: Cyberabad, Cipherabad, Hyperabad Commission gives Samata new lease of life Saturday's catch POLITICALLY CORRECT: Brand BJP or Brand Cong? How to choose EC spoils CM’s dam high Cong wiser after BSP jolt, NCP gets four more seats Meanwhile, Fernandes goes soft on Mulayam Forget debate, PM warns Laine for Shivaji book ‘Don’t get personal on origin’ Bajrang Dal block for Advani And Naidu frowns on Katiyar CPM eyes Cong rebel strongholds 4 dead in UP police firing, BJP to make it election issue Krishna call to block ‘communal’ agenda Bosses patch up, workers still seethe Congress tunes in Mr Jain, he sings PM praise SOUTH SIDE UP: The ghost of Indiramma Farming the vote The troubles of the titans Basu jumps to top cops’ rescue: EC must reason TREND SPOTTING: ‘Atal Behari, who? Shining, what?’ Friday's catch A smile on the face of the tiger No end to Gamang, wife feud over seat, Sonia steps in Centre, states review poll security Raj buries rivalry, campaigns for Sena TESTING THE VOTEBANK: Keeping faith with the shepherd-prince ‘Take 4, and no more’ To count Naidu in, BJP ignores seat numbers Candidate got seat for cash: KPCC leader Democracy: Dialogue or mime? Numbers again: Advani backs 2-kid norm for govt job, office WIDE ANGLE: Election’s box office returns PM slams Cong, trains gun at Capt Thursday's catch AIADMK moves EC against DMK poll ‘collection’ In backseat, Cong caught between Laloo’s four and Mulayam’s 16 PROFILE: ‘I have been PM, now how can I be CM?’ TREND SPOTTING: ORISSA: Mini cyclone in Patnaik country When colleges turn votebanks Be realistic with seats, Laloo tells allies Lotus blooms in Surat, 150 Muslims join BJP Veiling Vajpayee POLL ITICS: Feeling good and all that Wednesday’s catch Kanshi only a hero, not a leader in BSP’s first-ever poll manifesto Cong workers seethe within Maya ends suspense George dreaming of support: Amar WAR CRY IN GUJARAT: BHAAJPA BHAGAO, DESH BACHAO: In satyagraha land, Sonia hopes for united Cong Join NDA: DPM to Naidu EC nod to outsource poll staff for Bengal It’s India Flying when it comes to parties hitting the campaign road CPM new wine old whine Miffed, school teacher to contest polls Education Shining Thane’s dusty hamlets make room for EVMs No getting away with tampering these machines Three ministers on BJP miss list George likely to vacate Nalanda seat for Nitish Narrow escape for Cong leaders Advani blames Congress for poverty He may influence your vote so Vajpayee is being veiled on national highway Gill’s foray into politics invites BJP flak, hits roadblock Tuesday's catch Behenji-Bahu dynamics TRENDSPOTTING: KARNATAKA: ‘Suicides do happen’ Mehbooba from Anantnag? ‘Can’t forget Ram’ Laloo silent but CPI keeps hope alive on RJD tie-up Vincent back from the cold to keep old guard warm BJP hopeful of an alliance with SDF Cong all maya to Mulayam BSP rules out alliance, Cong won’t give up CPI declares 4 names for Bihar Hattrick again? Naik launches Ram rath yatra Polls in air, BJP grows antennae BJP fields Hazarika from Guwahati ‘Look at Priyanka, you will see Indira, see Rajiv when you look at Rahul’ Bijoya loyalists seethe, stage demonstrations in Assam Is Vajpayee another Nehru? Beacon trouble for Nitish, Sharad Yadav Cong finalises another 100 names for polls RSS joins chorus: NDA vikas theme song Disciple Vaiko’s shadow on party of the rising son PAGE ONE ANCHOR: In Rabri kitchen, brothers let off steam, Laloo feels the heat Laloo plays spoilsport in seat-sharing Karuna calls on Sonia as party readies nominees’ list Cong turned Rajiv’s dream into nightmare, says Gowda Lotus on form: Cong wants Verma sacked Sena, BJP boycott Shinde’s tea party ‘Hindus won’t trust Cong on Indo-Pak dialogue’ UP BJP all smiles at Opp disarray over Lucknow Nafisa strikes ‘Bengali’ note to take on Didi BJP puts out first list, names party heavyweights JD(U) ready to go it alone, says George Poll festival Now, BJP gets star armour in Meghalaya Cong calls again for secular tie-up ...May field UP Speaker, keep JD(U) happy for Bihar shortfall Light, camera, Sonia Fernandes is blackmailing Mulayam: Laloo Between SP, BSP, Cong gets none Cong to line up Priyanka, Rahul for phase two Humbly hip Pawar diet Saturday's catch George insists SP may support NDA Left gets IT right for campaigning SONIA’S MAKE OR BREAK: Break journey, make friends Pandya father against Advani? VISION 2004: BJP roadmap: reforms in fast lane Refusing to bite the ballot Mulayam gets NDA praise, Laloo hits him where it hurts: calls him BJP agent Party social platform for actors, says Bharadwaj Green EC votes plastic out Left alone, CPM likely to take on Cong in Andhra More trouble for Sangma: Namesake Akalis take liquor vend battle to EC ‘Super action’ to spice up CPM campaign AGP walks up to NDA door Catholic Church open to vote non-Cong parties in ‘Commentary, campaigning don’t gel’ In Amma land, Advani eyes 21st century BJP calls it a pale, stale document Hegde’s companion to the aid of his party Technical snag in rath Left alone, CPM likely to take on Cong in AP House-warming in time of poll Slogan ke saath POLL TOLL: It’s election time, and more hotels are raking it in Don’t disturb: Cong busy with RS polls TREND SPOTTING: MAHARASHTRA: Pawar pocketborough AYODHYA SOLUTION: DPM promises from his high rath Thursday's catch Home truth Cong pulls another list of charges out of its old hat Yatra: Krishna all set to do a Lal Krishna No fresh work on PM yojana Ghost of fear Advani’s rath rolls, grazes past Sonia Wednesday's catch Sonia’s foreign origin is a poll issue, says TDP poll manifesto Few surprises in Cong first list EC sends reminder: Candidates come clean, declare dues TDP rediscovers welfare mantra, funds villages Wicked cricket Left(over) Front No truck with any national party: AGP Cong, BSP to make or break by Saturday Behave, EC’s watching: PM to Ministers I fear for the Congress TREND SPOTTING: BIHAR: Page 1 news: Laloo talks development Muslim ghetto allows Sena a foothold Alliance or not, CWC meets to list out poll stakes No sarkari ad at public cost: EC Tribal festival has EC defer Tripura polls Mulayam’s ‘homework’ for cadre Tuesday's Catch Madhu opts out as Sharad joins NDA Pawar gets NCP lock, stock ’n clock Bengal BJP to EC: Keep Left-leaning staff out of On Women’s Day, Sonia reaches out to sisters Sat phone, fax to home in on Advani during yatra Advani angers Congress, Left and... Parivar J-K Bill becomes political landmine ‘Riots only red on NDA report card’ Laloo spoils ‘Bengal for Bihar’ plan Home scans DPM, Sonia security Cong goes for the Moon in star war, also Nagma Mahanta plans gift for wife: BJP ticket Missing feel-God Cong rewrites: poor is out, common man is in Saturday's catch Together and going up, up and UP Cong’s new tina: Mass contact Party leaders target weekly village haats for mass campaign Decode Centre’s urban transport policy EC seeks 305 companies of Central force for West Bengal Sound, action...prompt Back to basics for big brother’s help Madras HC won’t come in way of Advani yatra, dismisses PIL Between beti and didi, dad’s obvious choice Why give ticket to Govinda? Cong men not amused Thode idhar... thode udhar... CONSTITUENCY WATCH: Ladakh, the largest Reimagining the world Insider as Outsider Costs of democracy PAGE ONE ANCHOR: He turns new NDA leaf BJP hopes to harvest Cable men declare tube war on BJP NCP bridges ‘original’ gap, just in time Bangarappa joins BJP, finally PAGE ONE ANCHOR: ‘If they can get Hema, we’ll bring in Moushumi’ Your doctorate can wait, code can’t: EC tells Shourie As Chautala frowns, BJP swallows Advani remark BJP keen to field Videocon chief from Ahmednagar Too senior to fight, Rao among Elders? BJP to guard its trump: Sparse use, special effect Stakes in cyber states The enigma of arrival India Shining, at what cost: HC EVMs fall short, early polls to blame All in the Parivar: VHP rings in poll peace Maya to Memsaab: why not a Dalit as PM if you want our votes Cong expels Bangarappa, son Why this Delhi beauty parlour is an ugly story Old-timers out of UP list POLL ITICS: For these elections, a simple gender test... Didi pits mayor against Sudip PAGE ONE ANCHOR: Judeo OKs Advani rath with goat sacrifice DMK leader meets Advani, to join BJP SP can’t swallow an alliance with Cong Advani rath is counter to roadshow: Sonia Yatra mantra Don’t arrest me, vote me in Great Expectations Rath return boost for BJP hardliners No free power lunches Funds dry up on Left poll trail Polls catch up with Jogi schoolbags, again Your lordships, here are the defaulter MPs’ names Cong-NCP seat deal: 41 down, 7 to go Templespeak: Chautala hits BJP where it hurts most Mayawati expels Alvi hours after seat-on-sale cry Rath returns: Advani to ride for incumbency votes Push button democracy Your vote, our vote Buddha, Sushma spar over coalition dharma Shourie shining? BSP’s Alvi weighs BJP, Cong choices BSP remark won’t cost Pal his job Mulayam gives RLD 10 LS seats Poll conduct: EC stops funds for area development Expose those who didn’t pay bills: HC to EC I&B Ministry kept EC in dark on cable TV ad ban Rush hour at BJP: Sons knock on doors Heavyweights not to contest Cong names 60 for polls, sets aside Sivaganga Family first, Shukla elder gives in Sonia imposing her choices on Congress, says Najma Election countdown begins, 50 days to go Prasar Bharati to milk prime time elections Prasad says ads justified, poll panel not amused ‘Bhupenda fell to Hema’s level by joining BJP’ Bangarappa to quit Cong, again A response to the PM’s invitation Jat, seriously? Sahib pats Maya Congress suddenly sees through shine Unwanted in Assam, Jogi finds hope in Meghalaya Mulayam tied his hands, ex-DSP steps towards BJP Insider Rao is sent the first feeler for 2004 Falling in party line? SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS: This isn’t exactly Sunday reading for Sonia: how to build a New Congress Star parade on, Ganga man joins tide Naveen Jindal holds Cong hand Et tu Bhupenda? His move shocks AGP Left out in CPM poll list: Women Centre’s ad blitz misuse of public funds: CPM to EC ‘Pvt investment low, so is confidence’ Poll promise: Cong wants slice of OBC quota for minorities EC switches off Mahajan’s TV poll plan, says no use of airwaves Singh, Soni likely to contest from Punjab Behenji in a box PODIUM: 13 questions to the BJP Pawar needs more for national status Cong asks Vajpayee to sack Modi Maya nudges Cong, not so gently BSP selects candidates for 65 seats BJP eyes share of minority pie, intellectual cheese Venkaiah unfolds two sets of 3-point agenda to woo minorities Poll spam Cong, MDA may have common candidate ‘BJP men charged in Babri should be called criminals’ Mahajan harps on Sonia origin at Agra rally For ‘image shining’, BJP hosts Naipaul Hema, Meena, Deeka... Why Krishna colleagues shy away from LS polls BJP goes a-courting WIDE ANGLE: Muslims need a new compass Another feel good factor Cong finds job for Jogi in N-E Cong, NCP think of joint campaign in Maharashtra Pak olive branch in PM Muslim bouquet Raja Bhaiyya’s family to tour UP, if he is not set free Commission specifies proxy vote norms Women’s panel tracks dirty SMS, but BJP denies charge Cong, TRS number game is all about numerology Polls most likely after mid-April school exams ‘Vajpayee didn’t demolish’ But, symbolically... Wisdom dons, BJP dumps DP Cong seeks probe into Munde ‘gift’ For polls, EC sets ad sourcing norms Arif, Lakshman cross Ram rekha to BJP Vajpayee’s Nehruism Amma’s b’day surprise: 9 MPs fall from grace When party organises b’day parties Why this coyness? BJP vets official transfer list in Rajasthan Someone in Parivar feels bad about India Shining BJP not likely to give more than 1 seat to Sangma NCP Choose one, NDA or chaos: Jaitley BJP stars to play supporting roles PM throws his social security net on workers I’ll contest from Lucknow alone: Vajpayee to voters Becoming PM is not a priority for me: Sonia Why she doesn’t feel good about BJP’s new recruit Cracks in BJP’s Overseas Friends ‘Fallen star’ wants to shine again Atal, agenda and alliance are BJP’s 3 aces: Naidu The Friday fix Why Babu can’t play poll-eve Santa Can’t feel good without food: Cong 3 ID cards, courtesy EC POSTCARD FROM THE EDGE: Come elections and Bihar becomes a state of mind Advani predicts Cong’s worst performance ever NDA says welcome, with news channel Mayawati keeps Cong, BJP guessing Four-phase polls likely in April-May MHA ready with two modules for polls EC likely to announce poll dates on Feb 20 13 going on 14 After CAT, he wants to fix George! President dissolves Parliament DPM kicks off campaign in Gujarat CEC pats Govt for J-K polls EC state check on elections LS polls not likely before April 20 PM sees fierce poll fight EC hurries on revision of voters’ list Calling all parties... Sangma at EC door for symbol Baig ‘invites’ Vajpayee, coalition ire EC done with Andhra poll rolls revision JD(S) to move EC against early polls Laloo taps secular minds, meets Mayawati, Pawar     HOME

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