Thursday, November 19, 1998
Naveen cracks down, suspends rebel MPs
The crisis in the Biju Janata Dal deepened today when its president Naveen Patnaik, in a swift preemptive move, suspended two MPs-Tathagata Satpathy and Pravat Samantaray-from the party for their ``anti-party activities.''
TN govt to sue Jayalalitha
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Government in Tamil Nadu said that the State Electricity Board (TNEB) would sue All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary J Jayalalitha for defamation.
Gujarat's "third force" on shaky ground
The recent political polarisation, which left the profiles of quite a few parties altered, has left the so-called ``third force'' in shambles in Gujarat. As a party with a national outlook but negligible local base, Janata Dal (JD) has been virtually reduced to a non-entity after two of its four MLAs crossed over to the Congress last week.
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