Thursday, December 31, 1998
Vajpayee distances himself from Singhal's statements
In a bid to distance himself from the Sangh Parivar, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee yesterday disowned its enfant terrible, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), in the wake of the recent controversy generated by VHP president Ashok Singhal.
Gowda's demands cut no ice with Karnataka CM
The crisis in the Karnataka Janata Dal (JD) is showing no signs of an early resolution with Chief Minister J H Patel in no mood to accommodate former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's demands.
Alliance partners boycott UP Cabinet meeting
The crisis over the leadership issue in the Uttar Pradesh Government deepened, with a majority of Ministers of major alliance partners in the BJP-led ruling coalition ``abstaining'' from yesterday's Cabinet meeting and demanding immediate intervention by the BJP high command to resolve the issue.
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