Sunday, November 1, 1998
EC foils Sharma's bid to hijack symbol
The Election Commission has quashed attempts by the suspected Dawood Ibrahim associate, Romesh Sharma, to muscle in and takeover the reserved electoral symbol of the All India Indira Congress (Secular), once floated by veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh.
BJP casts line in Congress waters
The Rajasthan BJP has decided to capitalise on the Congress's weakness for groupism and the ongoing tussle for supremacy among its senior leaders. As part of its strategy, the BJP, having projected Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as its leader, has started putting pressure on the Congress to declare its chief ministerial candidate.
Digvijay to contest from native Guna district
Forty nominations were filed on Saturday, the second day of filing papers for the November 25 Assembly polls in four states with major political parties yet to announce their contestants. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh announced he would contest from Raghogarh in Guna district instead of Chachoda which he now represents in the Assembly.
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