Sena-BJP wins over support of 11 independents
Stung by five Independents from its cabinet joining Sharad Pawar's NCP, the Sena-BJP alliance yesterday tried to control the damage by garnering the support of 11 of these highly sought-after men.

BJP, Oppn kept guessing as BJD works out truce
Opposition political parties in Orissa are in a limbo even as efforts to broker rapprochement between Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik and rebel leader Bijay Mahapatra continues.

Hegde, Samata try to mend fences with BJP before NDA meet
The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies, the Samata Party and Lok Shakti, took the first steps yesterday to end their public wrangling over the inclusion of the Janata Dal in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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