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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States Friday, March 13, 1998   Narayanan calls non-BJP parties for consultations President K R Narayanan initiated the process of consultations last night with the Congress, the United Front and the Left parties by inviting them for discussions on Friday evening on the formation of the new government.   Kalyan resolves resignations' crisis in UP The crisis which gripped the Kalyan Singh Government after three Jantantrik Bahujan Samaj Party (JBSP) Ministers of State resigned in protest against the swearing-in of party MLA Jai Narain Tiwari as a Cabinet Minister was resolved Wednesday night. DMK was against Kalyan govt dismissal in UP: Karunanidhi The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was always opposed to the imposition of Article 356 (empowering the Centre to dismiss a state government) of the Constitution on the ground that the state governments sometimes differed from the Union Government's point of view, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi said on Thursday. Mamata unhappy over Jaya's terms Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has conveyed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that her party will not agree to Jayalalitha's condition that the finance portfolio be given to someone of her choice. Mamata argued that the government should run on principles and programmes and not on personal agendas.   Tough times ahead for Patnaik in Orissa The J B Patnaik government in the State has a very difficult time ahead with the demand for its resignation growing from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) combine which is in an euphoric mood following its spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha polls. Gill gets HC notice on RS polls The Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday issued notices to Chief Election Commissioner M S Gill and returning officer for Rajya Sabha elections on a petition filed by the state Congress challenging the commission's order splitting notification for election to five Rajya Sabha seats.     VP gives Vajpayee two years   Lyngdoh's litmus test on March 20   West Bengal Governor's speech grinds to halt over tyre factory   The whys and the wherefores have TMC in throes   UP village tense after minister's `strong arm tactics'   PM-in-waiting, waiting, waiting...   How Amma wields stick on BJP boys   Kesri buys time, puts off CPP meet   Why does Jaya want Finance? It's where the power -- and shelter is