Friday, September 4, 1998
Sonia uses Pranab's Bengal connection to sway Left
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has replaced Manmohan Singh with Pranab Mukherjee to engage the Left in a dialogue to evolve a common economic approach. This is viewed in Communist circles as a signal by the Congress that it is serious about doing business with the Left.
Three-day Congress summit to plan climb to power
The three-day brainstorming session of the Congress begins at this hill resort in the Satpura mountain ranges of Madhya Pradesh today. Named `Vichar Manthan Shivir', the conclave assumes special significance in the emerging political scenario, as it aims to chalk out the party's future course of action in organisational, political, economic and foreign policy matters, besides agriculture and rural development.
Mishra forges anti-RJD front
In a development indicative of major realignment of opposition parties in Bihar, the leaders of the Samata Party, Janata Dal and Bihar Jan Congress of Jagannath Mishra held parleys yesterday in an effort to forge a broader front against the ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal.
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