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The Rediff Election News 1999 - Part 5
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The Rediff Election news, 1999 - PART 4
August 24, 1999
• Ram temple out for now, clarifies Govindacharya
• CPI rejects Laloo's offer, to go it alone in Bihar
• Congress-RJD tie-up faces uncertain future
• Jharkhand Peoples Party merges with JMM
• Jaya's slight likely to leave Sonia smarting
• Congress plays down Jayalalitha's absence
• Sonia holds a slight edge in Bellary
• Hema Malini campaigns for Vinod Khanna in Gurdaspur
• DMK exploits Rajnikanth's charisma despite his warning
• Congress likely to have it easy in Secunderabad
• NCP manifesto promises fixed term for Lok Sabha
• Reality bites in Bellary
• Jaya's slight likely to leave Sonia smarting
• Reserve 'special treatment' for Bihar, BJP tells EC
• Govindacharya's statement on Ayodhya surprises Vajpayee
• BJP objects to Manmohan ad, family clarifies
August 23, 1999
• Jaya keeps Sonia waiting, then fails to turn up
• Quattrocchi was paid Bofors money, asserts Advani
• Sonia blames BJP for Indian soldiers killed in Kargil
• Sushma targets Sonia's foreign origin
• BJP too objects to Congress hoarding on Bofors
August 22, 1999
• TDP manifesto has nothing new to offer
• EC bans partisan ads by government departments
• Hapur overtakes PM's Lucknow
• Anant Nag to retire from politics
• The Sons Also Rise in Karnataka
• Laloo announces deal with Congress
• 'Ravana's Representative' brings swadeshi flock together
• Jaya wanted corruption cases withdrawn: Vajpayee
• BJP set on collision course with EC
• Pictures of armed forces chiefs on BJP banners kick off storm
• JMM manifesto harps on separate statehood
• G V R Krishnamurty to tour J&K
• Congress releases first list in Arunachal
• Sena-BJP has the edge in Maharashtra: Outlook-CMS poll
• AIADMK's Pandian is the favourite in Tirunelveli
• Bellary contestants down to three
• Media has to fight divisive forces, says Sonia
• Jayashree Mahanta elected unopposed to RS
• 'Humiliated' Kailash Joshi to continue doing his duty
• Congress makes Staines murder a poll issue
• Manmohan denies reports of Sonia not being PM candidate
• Shivraj Patil, Mukul Wasnik among hopefuls in Maharashtra
August 21, 1999
• Caste will play a vital role in Bellary
• In UP people will vote for Vajpayee, not BJP
• Bihar Congress looks a gift horse in the mouth
• 'It's Jayalalitha who's the central electoral issue'
• Jaya Prada faces her first big test
• EC bans election ads in electronic media, restrains opinion polls
• Air time allotted to Samata, Lok Shakti challenged
August 20, 1999
• Laloo, Sonia fail to make any headway on Bihar alliance
• Jayaprada to take on Jaipal Reddy
• Khurana, Tytler go for each other's jugular
• BJP will retain key portfolios this time
• NCP partners have sorted matters out: Bhujbal
• 'Tis a Seshanian blunder, says Thackeray
• Christians may tilt the scales in south Bihar
• Congress intensifies attack on government's handling of Kargil
• BJP out to exploit Kargil, says Ajit Singh
• Azad blasts BJP for shadowing Sonia
• Sushma, Sonia nominations found valid
• BJP shuts the door on Anna Joshi in Pune, nominates city chief
• Vajpayee government failed on all fronts, says Jaya
• EC stays screening of Kargil documentaries
• Uma Bharti forces BJP to shift her from Khajuraho
• Sonia to contest from Amethi too
• EC rejects plea to carry mediapersons on PM's aircraft
• Only the scion of the Scindias is in the battle this time
• Thamaraikkani provides firecrackers in Sivakasi
• SDF, SSP declare candidates in Sikkim
August 19, 1999
• Sonia, Sushma file papers for Bellary
• Sonia's running scared of losing in Amethi: BJP
• Backward Bellary hits big time with Sonia-Sushma clash
• Congress, RJD fail to break seat-sharing deadlock
• Reddy risks reputation at the altar of ideology
• Srikant Jena may join the Congress
• Ticket for Tytler earns Congress the wrath of Sikhs
• Hazare calls off fast, not crusade
• JMM to contest 56 LS seats
• Big winner Kamal Nath back in the fray
• Close contests forecast in 18 of 40 MP seats
• Ganesh Naik resigns from Sena, to contest on NCP ticket
• Murli Manohar Joshi to contest from Allahabad again
• BJP likely to find it tough in Uttarakhand
• EC rejects BJP's plaint against Kapil Sibal
• Karunanidhi: a visionary, now with a mission too
• Sarada to contest from Venkatagiri
August 18, 1999
• Vajpayee issues fresh warning to Pakistan
• 'How can we satisfy them all?'
• Third Front partners still thrashing it out in Tamil Nadu
• Soren calls for unity among Jharkhand parties
• Sahib Singh files nominations from Outer Delhi
• BJP, JD-U reach agreement on seat-sharing
• Notification issued for 2nd phase of elections
• NCP will form government in Maharashtra, says Pawar
• Pakistan yet to learn a lesson, Advani tells Goa rally
• Patels hold sway in Gujarat
• Manmohan warns of looming economic crisis
August 17, 1999
• Congress pits Seshan against Advani in Gandhinagar
• Congress fields 1984 riots accused
• Sonia to contest Amethi, perhaps Bellary as well
• NDA focuses on Vajpayee, Vajpayee and Vajpayee
• Weather will count for more in this election than ever before
• Notification tomorrow for second phase of poll
• SC upholds poll panel's rules for use of official vehicles
• Mayawati changes mind, sticks to Akbarpur
• HVP-D merges with Chautala's Lok Dal
• Paswan's Dalit Sena will back third front in TN
• No dispute over 1984 riots, says Congress
• Paswan's Dalit Sena will back third front in TN
• No dispute over 1984 riots, says Congress
• Section 144 clamped on 3 Bihar districts
• Stars take to electoral firmament in TN
• Congress nominates S C Shukla from Mahasamund
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