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The Third Front Chimera— the bandwagon moves

Mar 19th, 2009 | By Girish Nikam | Category: Election, politics

By Girish Nikam
A few months ago when the left parties were virtually out of the media gaze, following Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh dumping them, a non-congress southern satrap was in constant touch with the left parties hoping to revive the third front. The conversations would go on, with little hope of being able to cobble [...]



Will Manmohan Singh be a vote catcher for the Congress and UPA?

Mar 13th, 2009 | By Girish Nikam | Category: Analysis, Election, politics

By Girish Nikam
Five years back when Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh was “hoisted” on the nation by the Congress President Sonia Gandhi after rejecting the demand for herself to occupy the throne, he had made it clear that the “mandate was for Sonia Gandhi, and not for me”. For some this statement was an act of [...]