Advani, Fernandes, Jaswant, Sinha likely to retain portfolio
At least 10 MPs are expected to be inducted from Bihar alone in the Vajpayee govt with the Janata Dal (United) likely to corner five Cabinet and one Minister of State with independent charge.

Time running out, NCP climbs down
The brief dalliance of the Sena-BJP with Sharad Pawar nearly ended forcing the NCP to climb several notches down to try and retrieve its relationship with the Congress but the contours of the next government were still unclear on Tuesday.

Sonia takes responsibility for party's poor show
Sonia Gandhi's election as the chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) on Tuesday may have gone off without a hitch but she's under increasing pressure from her party.

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