Aska asks prince Patnaik to pass popularity test
Monsoon rain and Congress are making BJD chief Naveen Patnaik's campaigning rather trying in the predominantly rural constituency of Aska.

Somnath looks too good for any opposition
Notwithstanding sharp criticism by the Opposition of tardy industrial growth in the region under his stewardship of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), CPM stalwart Somnath Chatterjee is making a bid for a seventh term from the Bolpur Lok Sabha seat, on October 3.

Congress set to improve tally in Orissa
Despite a strong Vajpayee wave in the state during 13th Lok Sabha polls, Congress is likely to improve its position to seven seats from the five of 1998 election.