Chandigarh Headlines

Shadow of polls looms large
The prospects of a mid-term poll loomed on the horizon today as the Congress and Mulayam Singh Yadav continued their game of brinkmanship over the contours of an alternative government. Neither the Congress seemed willing to give up its claim to lead a minority government nor was Mulayam ready to capitulate on his demand for a Third Front-led government. Sonia Gandhi8217;s self-imposed two-day deadline expires tomorrow and if she is unable to produce the promised letters of support from 272 MPs, political circles feel there may have no option but to call an election. It was another day of hectic political activity with meetings galore. The focus of attention was the Mulayam camp, on whose decision rests the fate of the 12th Lok Sabha.