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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States 06 March 1998   Pawar, Karunakaran trying to woo saffron allies Senior Congress leaders Sharad Pawar and K Karunakaran yesterday launched an offensive to divide the BJP camp by trying to woo the saffron allies. Their targets included Jayalalitha and Om Prakash Chautala with whom they established contact.   CWC ropes in Sonia to hang Kesri Moves to oust Sitaram Kesri from the Congress presidency took a formal note yesterday when the Congress Working Committee (CWC) passed a resolution practically asking Sonia Gandhi to take control of the organisation and select the CPP leader to ensure "total unity" in the party. The resolution is believed to be the result of hectic lobbying by the Sharad Pawar camp to change the leadership as a prelude to its efforts to form the government. BJP not to seek dismissal of Karunanidhi Govt in TN The Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamil Nadu unit will not demand the resignation or dismissal of the DMK government in Tamil Nadu following the landslide victory of the AIADMK-led front. RPI checkmates BSP in Dalit pockets The just-concluded Lok Sabha polls may prove to be a great boon to the Republican Party of India (RPI) which is enjoying every moment of its new-found Dalit Shakti in the State, with an impressive strength of four members.   Sanjay Singh-Garima divorce illegal: SC The Supreme Court has held as illegal the divorce granted by a trial court to newly-elected BJP MP Sanjay Singh and his first wife Garima Singh in 1995, upholding an Allahabad High Court verdict that the decree was obtained by "fraud and collusion" between the two parties. Goa at Centre's mercy for tax-holiday extension The government of Goa has been lobbying with the Centre for the extension of tax-holiday status for the State by at least another five years. The five-year tax-holiday which was granted to Goa by the Narasimha Rao government comes to an end on March 31, this year.   LEISURE   A silent social shift   Little boy blue SPORTS   Kumble's form is crucial to India's hopes   Qin shuts out Ting, Uzma makes exit EXPRESSIONS   Not so fast, Mr Fernandes   An alliance with the EC BUSINESS   Raasi ropes in Lazard; counter-offer likely   Monsanto to spin off chem business GENERAL   Zardari now faces fresh bribery charges in gold import contract   China to cut troops in three years POLITICS   BJP shies away from PMC post   Janata Dal voted out of Orissa's political map