
Sunday, October 4, 1998
BJP begins talks with miffed Akalis
With the Shiromani Akali Dal turning the heat on the BJP-led Government on the Udham Singh Nagar issue, the ruling coalition has begun exploring various ways to placate its Punjab ally.

Now, Naidu to train guns on strengthening party base
Now that the long-overdue exercise of a Cabinet reshuffle is over, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is likely to concentrate on the strengthening of the Telugu Desam Party organisation at the State and district level to gear them up for next year's Assembly polls.

Prakash Ambedkar refuses to quit post
The Republican Party of India is heading for a vertical split with Lok Sabha member Prakash Ambedkar questioning the authority of the Ramdas Athavale-R S Gavai group to remove him from the post of the chief returning officer of the organisational elections.

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