The Indian Express -- Politics

Saturday, November 22 1997

Vaghela launches RJP unit in Maharashtra

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankar Sinh Vaghela, who officially launched the Rashtriya Janata Party in Maharashtra on Friday, invited Congress members to join his party. Vaghela inducted four disgruntled members of the Bharatiya Janata Party into his fold and organised them into a convenors' committee to look into party affairs in Mumbai and the state.

Babri judge warns accused for not appearing in court

Framing of charges against those accused in the Babri Masjid case, including top leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, was deferred once again by the special session judge (Ayodhya episode) as 44 of the total 49 accused failed to appear in the court. The judge has fixed December 10 as the next date for the hearing.

Court verdict boosts Cong in sugar war

In the ongoing saga of the sugar war between the Congress and the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance, the former appears to have knocked up a victory for itself with a recent High Court judgement. The judgement decreed that the appeal on a case regarding the Chhatrapati Rajaram Co-operative sugar factory in Kolhapur be decided within a month, instead of the nine months sought by the State Government.

Court verdict boosts Cong in sugar war

Polls cost money, remind experts

BSP rebels get more time to fend off Mayawati plea

BJP begins homework on report; notes reference to Tamils, Sikhs

Partyline -- Digvijay to reshuffle MP ministry before budget

Gandhi family album is again part of Delhi landscape

Kalyan Diary -- Looking for Mhatre

Uproar in Parliament forces adjournment

Babri judge warns accused for not appearing in court

Vaghela launches RJP unit in Maharashtra

Arjun checkmates Kesri, Congress waits for Sonia's next move

Front prefers going out to giving in

Cong may pull the plug on Sunday