Courting trouble

Learning no lessons from the past, Congress begins seat-sharing talks with BSP

Promising Handshake: Arjun Singh's talks with BSP leader Kanshi Ram brighten chances of yet another Congress-BSP alliance

Less than 15 per cent of the country's electorate will vote during the November 25 elections to four state assemblies, but for both the ruling BJP at the Centre and the main Opposition, it has the implications of a referendum.

Despite public assertions to the contrary, BJP leaders admit that the party's fortunes at the Centre would depend to a large extent on its ability to retain Delhi and Rajasthan