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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. Vajpayee lashes out at Cong for `adverse' policies BJP prime ministerial candidate, A B Vajpayee today lashed out at the policies of the Congress and United Front saying that it had an adverse effect on the country's economy.   BJP exhilarated by three-seater-ride to Meghalaya Assembly The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ecstatic about three of its candidates making a debut in the Meghalaya Assembly. All three elected members have floored two sitting Congress political heavyweights and a senior UDP sitting legislator. Kingdom is history, still Scindia reigns Gavaliar, as the locals love to call it, has all the bustle of a city going to elect a prime minister, no matter who wins. While Madhavrao Scindia may emerge a front runner in a Congress-led government, his opponent Bajrang Dal president Jaybhan Singh Pavaiyya is a representative of `son of the city' Atal Behari Vajpayee.     Sena stretches to surpass Sonia   Common man's interests our priority   Ramdas Athavale at dargah's doorstep   Sena sweats it out in Aurangabad   Curtail powers of President, says Mahajan   BJP candidate's vehicles set afire   Cong, BJP claims of stability hollow   UP drama, a boost for BJP   There is BJP wave, says Daman's independent nominee   New Cong leadership in offing   `Divisive' forces draw Sonia's ire   Sonia turns media shy   HC order speaks of Bhandari's haste   AGP minister rapped by EC likely to be dropped   Advantage BJP now   In the Mahatma's land   Bhandari's friends rap the President   Non-resident Advani will win but Gandhinagar no walkover   Mulayam raids an unfamiliar terrain   UDP ropes in Lyngdoh to net small parties