BJP ready for life after Jaya, Mahajan threatens to sue
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and allies toughened their stance against the AIADMK today, giving enough indications that the front is gearing up for life after J Jayalalitha. While Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for the first time reacted to her allegation that `people close' to him accepted bribes from the owners of a newspaper group to transfer the Enforcement Director, Pramod Mahajan threatened to sue Jayalalitha for the statements pointing to him in the AIADMK's note.

Controversy erupts in Orissa over special status for the state
A fresh controversy has erupted in the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Orissa over the contents of a report prepared by the party arguing the need for conferment of a special status on the state. A seven-member committee set up by BJD chief Naveen Patnaik to prepare a base report on the demand for special status is expected to submit a memorandum to the Centre by the end of August.

BJP meet to focus on ties with AIADMK
The Bharatiya Janata Party's three-day National Executive which begins today in Jaipur is expected to discuss alternatives and options in the light of the ``harassment'' at the hands of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). A senior party functionary said that deliberations on the crisis precipitated by AIADMK chief J Jayalalitha are unavoidable.

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