
Hegde sets deadline for Patel8217;s men
BANGALORE: Lok Shakthi president Ramakrishna Hegde on Thursday fixed January eight as deadline for the ministers in the J H Patel Ministry and Janata Dal legislators in Karnataka, to quit the Dal and join his party. He told newsmen here that if the JD legislators had conviction for the Lok Shakthi ideology, this was the most appropriate time to make a decision.
Trinamul symbol
NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee8217;s Trinamul Congress was allotted the 8220;flowers and grass8221; symbol by the Election Commission on Thursday for contesting the ensuing LS poll, with the firebrand West Bengal leader declaring that her party was keeping its option open on forging an alliance with the BJP.
CM8217;s word
: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi and Union Minister of State for personnel S R Balasubramaniam on Thursday met and jointly said that any 8220;confusion8221; on the issue of continuation of DMK-TMC alliance was uncalled for. Industries Minister Murasoli Maran was also present at the venue.