Will always support UPA, says LaluMay 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With his Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) reduced to just four Lok Sabha seats, party chief Lalu Prasad said Sunday he would 'always' support the UPA, whether or not he is part of the new government. On his arrival in Delhi after being called by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to attend a meeting of the outgoing cabinet on Monday, the railways minister told reporters: 'I being a part of the government or not is another thing.
Don't read too much into Kumaraswamy-Sonia meeting, says GowdaMay 13th, 2009 BANGALORE - Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) president H.D. Deve Gowda Wednesday said too much should not be read into his son and party leader H.D.
JD (S) is a pillar of Third Front: Deve GowdaMay 13th, 2009 BANGALORE - JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda has rejected speculation that his party is parting ways with the Third Front, and joining the Congress-led coalition. These speculations fueled after Congress president Sonia Gandhi's meeting with H.
Congress intensifies campaign ahead of fourth-phase pollsMay 3rd, 2009 BULANDSHAHAR - Intensifying its campaign ahead of the fourth-phase of Lok Sabha elections slated for Thursday, key campaigners of the Congress party, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party chief Sonia Gandhi and General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday launched a three-pronged attack, targeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Third Front and the Communists respectively. Addressing an election rally in Punjab's Jalalabad town, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal for overlooking the interests of farmers in Punjab.
Leaders of other fronts are power hungry: SoniaMay 2nd, 2009 JAIPUR - Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said various leaders, who claim to be prime ministerial candidates, are 'power hungry' and are 'least bothered' about the welfare of the people. 'Every leader of these fronts seems to be hungry for power and least bothered about welfare of the country and people.
ACs for Sonia, others sweat it outApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It was the first political rally of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi since campaigning for the 2009 general elections began. And it was held on the hottest April day in the capital in over 50 years.
Sonia campaigns jointly with Mamata Banerjee, slams Left partiesApril 27th, 2009 JANGIPUR - Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who is sharing the dais with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for the first time in eight years, slammed the Left parties for their failure to support the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on the nuclear deal issue. "To meet the growing energy requirement, we went for the nuclear deal, but the Left parties opposed us saying it was not required," Sonia Gandhi said while addressing a joint election rally in Jangipur in West Bengal's Murshidabad District on Monday.
Rajnath Singh accuses Sonia, Manmohan of making personal attacks on AdvaniApril 23rd, 2009 SURAT - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Thursday accused the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh of making personal attacks on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani.
Jayalalithaa denies ambition to become Prime MinisterApril 15th, 2009 CHENNAI - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J. Jayalalithaa ruled out her being in the race to become the Prime Minister.
I have no personal ambition to be PM: JayalalithaApril 14th, 2009 CHENNAI - AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalitha Tuesday asserted that she had no 'personal ambition' to become prime minister and said she would consult the Left, the PMK, the MDMK and 'other like minded parties' after the elections.
Sonia Gandhi attacks Advani for repeatedly criticising Manmohan SinghApril 11th, 2009 JAMUI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani for repeatedly riticizing Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
So many fronts, how many against poverty, terror, asks SoniaApril 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said that floating a front has become a fashion and a new front is coming up every day. Addressing three election meetings in Andhra Pradesh, she ridiculed the Third Front, the proposed Fourth Front and also the grand alliance of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and the two Left parties in Andhra Pradesh.
Chiranjeevi proposes 'Fourth Front' after Lok Sabha electionsApril 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Even before registering its maiden political success in General Elections, actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi hopes that his party may have a role in giving birth to a 'Fourth Front'. "My feeling is that why should a fourth front not be formed at the Centre.
Sonia hits out at Third Front, BJPMarch 24th, 2009 DAVANGERE - Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday ridiculed the Third Front saying it has as many PM aspirants as the number of parties it constitutes and charged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with seeking votes by dividing the people. Launching the party's campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from this Karnataka town, Sonia Gandhi, in her first comment on the Third Front, mocked at it, saying 'as if a communal and anti-people party like the BJP is not enough, we have now one more morcha (front) whose whereabouts are anybody's guess'.
Mayawati invites third front leaders for further discussionsMarch 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today invited the third front leaders for further discussions on the issues related to the front in New Delhi on Sunday. In a bid to revive the united front at the centre, leaders of several non-BJP, non-Congress parties launched a Third front with the aim of usurping power in Delhi.
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