 
NEWS
Satish Sharma will take on Arun Nehru
Former Union minister Satish Sharma will be the Congress candidate
against the BJP's Arun Nehru at Rae Bareilly.
NEWS
JDU-BJP ties creaking under strain
The merger has not brought about unity, but utter confusion in their new
outfit, the Janata Dal United, since the leaders fight among themselves
instead of fighting the Congress.
NEWS
In Srinagar, they do it behind masks
The National Conference workers have started their election campaign in real earnest, and in masks, so that separatists don't identify them!
CONSTITUENCY
In Madurai, Kargil is no issue
Sitting MP Subramanian Swamy will definitely lose his deposit, but that possibility does not deter him.
INTERVIEW
'Gowda's Janata Dal will disappear after the Lok Sabha elections'
'In politics, abusing is a normal phenomenon. Yes, Patel has abused me and I have abused him. The BJP has also abused Patel. But now we all have come together for a lasting political friendship,' says Ramakrishna Hegde.
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THE REDIFF SPECIAL
'How in hell has Sonia been allowed to get away without giving a single interview?'
'Sonia would have been fully entitled to her silence if she were just a private individual. But the moment she stepped into the political pulpit she lost that right voluntarily,' says Krishna Prasad.
SPECIAL
Song & Dance
Election time audio cassettes are great fun, thanks a to a little help from the film industry.
SPECIAL
Election results, at your fingertips...
Who won in Barh in 1977? And, who won Rampur, which has the highest concentration of Muslims in India, in 1998? Check out the results of the previous 12 general elections.
GALLERY
A tale of two rallies
Atal and Sonia. Jaya and Karunanidhi. Sreeram Selvaraj captures vignettes from the Great Indian Political Circus.
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