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December 07, 2004



What's up Pramod?
Revelations in the Ambani battle may needle the BJP leader. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



December 02, 2004



The jet-setting seer
'His interests in matters temporal got him more mention in the media than did his pursuit of his assigned role as the interlocutor between Hindus and their gods above.' Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



October 28, 2004



Advani, leader by default
'Venkaiah Naidu told Advani it would be cruel to him if the latter did not become party chief.'



October 5, 2004



War of succession hots up in BJP
'Some Sangh Parivar strategists are now toying with the idea of a joint Jaitley-Bharti leadership.'



September 23, 2004



How Lalu tripped on Ayodhya
Neither Yadav nor any of his aides had cared to read the Time article before citing it as 'clinching proof' against Advani. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



September 17, 2004



When the Congress did the BJP a favour
Uma Bharti does not appear to have noticed that the BJP leadership was only looking for an excuse to remove her. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi durbar.



September 6, 2004



A tale of two PMOs
'Like Manmohan Singh, his secretariat too minds its own business now.' Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



September 2, 2004



Isolated: One A B Vajpayee
Vajpayee found himself completely isolated at the BJP's recent 'chintan baithak' in Goa. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



August 2, 2004



Wanted: A shrewd manager for Manmohan
The economist-turned-reluctant politician is clueless about political management. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



July 28, 2004



Of Brahmin PMs and Muslim Presidents
Senior BJP leaders are still not reconciled to the loss of power, and keep clutching at every straw in the wind to convince themselves that they will be back in the ministerial chairs soon. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



July 21, 2004



RSS is head of the Parivar again
A section of the RSS leadership seems to be in no mood to condone the hoity-toity behaviour of the BJP brass while in power. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



July 19, 2004



It's not just tainted ministers!
Controversy at the MEA. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



July 9, 2004



No fuel for the captain
Satish Sharma may not find it easy to get his old petroleum ministry back even though he may have to be inducted into government. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



July 1, 2004



The CBI effect: Maya moves closer to Madam
The BSP boss is determined not to go to jail in the Taj corridor scandal. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



June 14, 2004



'Babaji' sees a September threat
In-demand astrologer Lachman Das Madan holds out hope of Atal Bihari Vajpayee leading the NDA back to power this year itself. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



June 7, 2004



Who derailed the Ghani Khan Express?
Apparently, Ghulam Nabi Azad did not want competition as the most senior Muslim representative in the Cabinet. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



June 1, 2004



When Vajpayee's advice did the trick
There is a clincher that establishes that Sonia Gandhi's 'inner voice' was but a mask. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



May 26, 2004



The Sonia Syndrome
'The uncharitable view is that she developed cold feet at the last moment looking at the enormity of the task ahead of her, of governing a difficult nation with notoriously troublesome allies.' Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



May 15, 2004



Man in the muddle
'The blame game has begun in the BJP. And Pramod Mahajan is the target.'



May 5, 2004



The case of the missing Arun
The high-profile divestment minister is hardly to be seen campaigning for the NDA. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



April 27, 2004



EC: Obsessed with frivolities
'The Commission offers no valid explanation when it fails to do its basic duty of ensuring that no eligible voter is denied the right to exercise his franchise.'



April 19, 2004



Old politicians never retire, they just doze off
'There are tales galore about how N D Tiwari finds it hard to keep awake during meetings. '



April 12, 2004



Why Sahib irks his own bosses
'The lure of the small screen is difficult to resist.'



April 6, 2004



Strange tango in Bihar
'Overnight Laloo has become so generous towards Paswan that he has given him twice the number of seats he has given the Congress.'



March 30, 2004



Sonia flunks the PC test
She comes fully prepared to every press conference. Yet she finds it difficult to handle reporters' questions. Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.



March 24, 2004



Where will Priyanka contest from?
Even Pakistanis want to know if she will take the plunge



March 6, 2004



Killing two pols with one rumour
Did Arjun Singh's son really try to join the BJP?



February 28, 2004



Mahajan's micro management cost BJP macro damage
Since Mahajan is never assailed by self-doubt, Naidu was hustled into holding a press conference where he and Mahajan triumphantly paraded D P Yadav.' Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar



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