Goa CM likely to resign ahead of confidence vote
Chief Minister of Goa Luizinho Faleiro may submit his resignation to Governor Lt Gen (retd) JFR Jacob ahead of the trust vote on Wednesday, according to sources close to him.

Ministers of state but no work yet
A fortnight after Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh allocated portfolios to his Cabinet colleagues, most of the ministers of state find themselves still without work.

UP BJP happy at Rajnath's inevitable `promotion'
Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Rajnath Singh's elevation to the Union Cabinet has delighted his supporters in the state unit.

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