Manmohan, Sonia feature in BJP's ad campaign (Poll Prattle)April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Seldom do the websites of political parties name opponents in their campaign material. But the Bharatiya Janata Party has put out an in-your-face ad with a direct attack on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Shah Rukh is family, but not a campaigner (Poll Prattle)April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - His son and Shah Rukh Khan are co-brothers. But Deepak Bhardwaj, the wealthiest candidate in the Lok Sabha polls so far, says he can fight on his own right and doesn't need the superstar to campaign for him.
Mammootty casts vote despite hectic filming scheduleApril 16th, 2009 KOCHI - Malayalam superstar Mammootty took time out from shooting for his latest movie 'Daddy Cool' to cast his vote here Thursday for the parliamentary polls since he believes that it is only by voting that one 'becomes a part of the democracy'. 'I am busy filming my new movie 'Daddy Cool' but I voted because it is only by casting the vote that one becomes a part of the democracy,' Mammooty told IANS after casting his ballot at the polling booth in Kadavanthara.
Now defection deals are backed by written agreements! (Political Prattle)April 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Such is the level of mistrust in politics these days that elected representatives have begun to ink their defection deals with formal agreements. Disgruntled Goa Public Works Department minister Churchill Alemao, flashed one such agreement during one of his recent public shows of displeasure after he claimed the Congress reneged on its word by disallowing his daughter a ticket for the South Goa Lok Sabha seat.
Crucial 'element' may decide this MP's fate (Political Prattle)April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Congress MP from Delhi, which is usually water starved in summer, is thinking out of the box and hoping it will translate into votes in the Lok Sabha polls. Krishna Tirath is contesting from Northwest Delhi, reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes community.
Party colours rub off on rosogolla (Political Prattle)April 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The sandesh and rosogolla are usually brown or white in colour. But India's colourful election exercise seems to be rubbing off on West Bengal's famed sweets too.
Aged 73, loser of 25 polls tries again (Political Prattle)March 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - He has contested 25 elections in Orissa since 1957 and lost all of them. But that has not deterred a 73-year-old from trying his luck again in the Lok Sabha polls.
110 years old, and raring to vote (Political Prattle)March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Youngsters, take a cue. At the ripe old age of 110, a widow in Jamshedpur town of Jharkhand is eagerly looking forward to voting in the Lok Sabha polls.
Oh god, give us good MPs, they pray (Political Prattle)March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Will there be divine intervention? Desperate for some good and clean governance, a group of senior citizens in Ranchi, the Jharkhand capital decided to appease the gods for it. Around 50 people, most of them above the age of 60, performed a 'yagna' or fire ritual in Ranchi, praying for good political representatives in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
PM in Punjab: No politics, just thanksgiving (Political Prattle)March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - His family roots may lie in Punjab but that doesn't seem like enough reason for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get interested in the state's politics. His personal visit to the Sikh holy city of Amritsar Monday and Tuesday was more of a pilgrimage for thanksgiving for his successful heart surgery in January and speedy recovery.
Of two Badals and the boss (Political Prattle)March 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Father and son, both go by the name of Badal. While one heads the Punjab government, the other heads the state's ruling party.
Lalu's humorous take on shifting IPL matches (Political Prattle)March 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The inimitable Lalu Prasad was at his humorous best yet again Sunday when he said the Indian cricketers would get an opportunity to play in different countries if the IPL matches are held abroad. He told reporters, in his famous Bihari Hindi: 'My son also plays cricket and expects to play for the IPL.
Navjot Singh Sidhu sure helps himself (Political Prattle)March 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - God helps those who help themselves. And that's what cricketer-turned-MP Navjot Singh Sidhu seems to be doing after suddenly finding that few in his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or its ally Akali Dal are batting for him.
Patients and politics go well together (Political Prattle)March 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As far as this doctor-turned-politician is concerned, it's a double dose. The Trinamool Congress candidate from Barasat town in West Bengal has hit the campaign trail with a stethoscope in hand.
Political parties welcome ban on exit pollsFebruary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Major political parties Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to ban publication or telecast of opinion/exit polls 48 hours before the last hour of polling in single-phase balloting. 'We welcome this decision.
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