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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States 26 February 1998   Kalyan, Pal hunt for support Even as ``managers'' of both the Jagdambika Pal and the Kalyan Singh camps hunted for support on the eve of the crucial ``composite floor-test'' in the Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed it had won over 18 of the 22 Loktantrik Congress party (LCP) MLAs.   Thackeray fails to drop Bofors bombshell The Sena ads had gone to town with the claim that ``bombshells will fall on the Bofors beneficiaries'' at Bal Thackeray and Atal Behari Vajpayee's public meeting at Shivaji Park. BJP now questions post-poll alliances The Bharatiya Janata Party today decried post-election alliances as ``unnatural and opportunistic'', warning voters that an anti-BJP axis was being formed between the Congress and the United Front. Prasar Bharati to get Rs 135 cr for update The three-month-old Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) has embarked on a Rs 135 crore modernisation scheme to be completed in the current fiscal year.   Kim faces oppn boycott after taking oath South Korea's main opposition party today boycotted a National Assembly session convened to approve the appointment of a conservative prime minister named by President Kim Dae-Jung. Tendulkar scourges Australian bowling Sachin Tendulkar accomplished today what he failed to do in 202 first class innings spanning nearly ten years -- notch a double century.   LEISURE   FICCI to lobby for Bollywood   Web of panic turns out a hoax-mail! SPORTS   Teenage-scare for Sampras   Raju, Kumble back in team for Chennai Test EXPRESSIONS   No escape, Mr Gujral   Try some generosity BUSINESS   HC orders SEBI probe into plantation firm   Chinese, HK banks buy NatWest Securities GENERAL   Plot to kill Farooq, son foiled   VSNL offers high-speed surfing to Internet users POLITICS   Sena sweats it out in Aurangabad   Sonia turns media shy