New Delhi: Driven by the ambition of being the prime ministerial nominee in case a Third Front comes to the fore after the 2014 general elections, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is pitching to play the big game with his lofty on-again, off-again expressions of support designed to keep the ruling UPA coalition on the edge.

As part of a plan to project himself as a national leader, Yadav, who supports the UPA from outside with his 22 MPs, has been at various times threatening to pull out, knowing well that his support has become crucial for the ruling coalition after the exit of...

Bangalore: Karnataka's ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday began district-wise candidate selection for the May 5 assembly poll while the Congress continued its exercise for the sixth day in New Delhi.

State BJP president Pralhad Joshi, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and other senior state party leaders along with a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh representative are holding meetings in...

Lucknow: The relationship between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress was rocked yet again on Saturday as union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma predicted that the SP would not win more than four seats in Lok Sabha polls 2014.

Addressing a gathering of supporters at a "Holi Milan" programme in Balrampur, about 150 km from the state capital, the minister said that the SP "will have its...

Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi on Friday reiterated that his party will not provide any external support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government.

Terming as 'mischievous' some news reports that said the party's ties with the UPA continue, Karunanidhi, in a statement here, said, "Since the developments were not useful for Tamil Eelam, we decided to quit...

New Delhi: The Congress Friday reached out to the Samajwadi Party (SP) saying the concerns of the allies and supporting parties can be addressed.

"The issues of supporting parties and allies can be resolved," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajeev Shukla told Times Now news channel.

He termed reports of threats from the SP that it would withdraw support to Congress-led UPA government as...

New Delhi: Early polls are inevitable, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Friday, dismissing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assertion that the government would complete its five-year tenure.
"...The government will not last its full term and and mid-term elections seem to be inevitable," BJP leader Balbir Punj said Friday.

"Irrespective of what Dr. Manmohan Singh says, there is an...

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Friday demanded immediate resignation of the "minority" UPA central government, saying it had no moral right to continue in office.

"For the past six months, Trinamool Congress has been clearly stating that the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) is a minority government and has no moral right to continue for a single moment," Trinamool national general...

Lucknow: Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, over cups of steaming coffee, idli and sambhar talked business as speculation mounted over the future of the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress equation.

The meeting comes amid speculation that the SP and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) are headed for a split.

Officials privy...

On Board Air India One: The exit of a key ally has spelled uncertainties, but the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will last its full term and carry on with reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday, but declined comment if he will agree to a third term in office.

"Obviously coalitions face issues," the prime minister said when asked if his government had weakened...

New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday condemned the killing of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj and said the incident showed the Delhi and central governments have "failed".

"Delhi again has been rocked by a big crime today. Looks like Delhi state and central government has totally failed," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.

"The morning incident when a former...