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Sonia to start career at Sriperumbudur
Sonia Gandhi is finally poised to launch her much-hyped campaign for the Congress party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Sonia will be visiting Rajiv Gandhi's memorial site in Sriperumbudur on January 14, following which she will begin her campaign tour in Bangalore the next day.
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State Dalit leaders face wrath of uncrowned king
For Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Kanshi Ram the principal enemy is not only the "manuwadi parties", but also Maharashtra's Dalit leadership which according to him has depoliticised the Bahujan Samaj in the state. Kanshi Ram's consistent efforts to be accepted as the successor to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar has been undermined by Maharashtra where he is yet to make a dent.
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Two former CMs in the same floundering boat
For S Bangarappa and Ramakrishna Hegde, former chief ministers of Karnataka, the possibility of being relegated to the political backwaters seems very strong now. Both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party have ignored the duo's proposals seeking electoral tie-ups for the forthcoming polls, thereby leaving the duo in a sorry plight.
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New political alliances in state will pale before cong: Patnaik
Orissa chief minister J B Patnaik and president of the Congress' state unit has expressed optimism about his party's prospects in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Patnaik has stated that the Congress will secure more than the 17 seats that it had won in the previous polls.
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