Jayalalitha breaks ranks with UNPA The last-minute turnaround was attributed in political circles to appeal by the BJP to the AIADMK to support its candidate and Vice-President B S Shekhawat.
Comrades squabble over V-P candidate A meeting of the Left leaders, held at the CPM headquarters on Thursday to zero in on the vice-presidential candidate remained inconclusive.
V-P POLL: ATWAL OPPOSITION CANDIDATE
NDA rules out consensus A consensus is now not possible on the Vice-Presidential post, according to BJP Vice-President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
Shekhawat faces wrath of anti-Modi camp BJP sources claimed that as many as 15 BJP MLAs from Gujarat may have voted against Shekhawat, in a bid to send across a message to the party high command that ignoring the anti-Modi forces could harm the party's prospects during the Gujarat Assembly polls later during the year.
Star power adds glitter to polls Film stars like Govinda (Congress), Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha (BJP) and Raj Babbar (Samajwadi Party but suspended) came fully decked up to exercise their franchise.
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