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The Rediff Election News 1999 - Part 8
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September 10, 1999
• Dilip Kumar or Vishnu Bhagwat to take on Vajpayee
• 'Sowcar' Janaki lambasts Sonia
• Campaigning for second phase of poll ends today
• 12 Madhya Pradesh MLAs in the fray for Lok Sabha
• 16 BJP workers hurt in hand-grenade attack in Doda
• Supreme Court refers EC petition to Constitution bench
• EC reschedules Anantnag poll for Oct 4
• Priyanka charms Amethi, prepares ground for Sonia
• 'The voters will take their money, but will vote for us'
• Orissa urges EC to review bar on DGP's transfer
• Dandavate comes out of hibernation to take on Sena, Congress
September 9, 1999
• Congress may pit Karan Singh against Vajpayee
• PUCL demands repoll in Chidambaram
• PM blames Congress for Kargil
• SC will hear EC's plea over opinion polls tomorrow
• The booth with no voters
• Orissa beefs up security to ward off Naxal threat
• Mahajan warns of fresh Pak attack
• Shahabuddin appeals to Muslims to vote Congress
• Supreme Court stays exit poll on Jain TV
• Sonia strikes a chord with Kerala voters
• EC gets Anantnag returning officer's report
September 8, 1999
• Priyanka will manage Sonia's affairs in Amethi
• Vajpayee files 4 sets of papers in Lucknow
• Vajpayee to file nomination today
• Political rivalry, another shrine controversy
dominates election scene in Dakshin Karnataka
• Desperate ISI bid to spread terror during election
• Dalits, Vanniyars clash as post-poll violence
grips TN town
• The saffron Muslim
• BJP candidate killed in mine blast in Anantnag
• Congress accuses PMO of underhand deals in telecom changeover
• Vajpayee sells himself with Kargil, Pokhran
• Agitation, lack of issues overshadow Assam poll process
• Kerala left, Congress unite to fight BJP
• Experiments with coalitions have failed, says Pranab Mukherjee
• Chautala rules out snap poll
• 'I wish a law would be passed banning elections in India'
• Mulayam sees post-poll realignment at the Centre
• Final phase of polls notified
• EC studying Madras HC order: Gill
• BJP, Congress birds of a feather, says Surjeet
• Vajpayee files nomination as Lucknow exults
• BJP candidate for Anantnag seat killed in landmine blast
• Polling in Anantnag will be put off
• TUJS to back BJP
September 7, 1999
• Repoll sought in Srinagar
• Bellary registers 69.8 per cent voting
• Elections pass peacefully in Bellary
• NCP to contest 14 of the 24 north-eastern seats
• CPI-M tries a new trick in Ernakulam
• Choppers to be used in Assam to prevent poll-related violence
• Bihar's tribal belt sees some interesting contests
• MP seeks help to counter Naxal threat
• Final phase of elections will be notified on Tuesday
• Vasantdada's kin fight to inherit formidable legacy
• Madras HC stays EC order banning ads
• Congress demands CBI probe into sugar import
• PMO will be brought under Lokpal's purview: Vajpayee
• Scam sequel: after sugar it's wheat now
• EC orders repoll in 184 booths
September 6, 1999
• About 60% voting in Bellary
• Sunday, cricket and frequent polls cited for low turnout
• Chacko or Kurup: Whom will India's first 100% literate town choose?
• 23% voting in Kashmir; polling peaceful
• Goa records lowest turnout in 30 years
• Police kill 3 as violence mars AP poll
• 54.66 pc voting in first round
• Repoll ordered in 60 booths in AP
• EVMs a big hit, despite the snags
• Jethmalani asks Sonia to undergo suffering first
• BJP worker killed in Mandvi
• Lanka following poll developments closely
• Support for Congress will be decided after polls, says Surjeet
September 5, 1999
• Congress looks in vain for a 'magic wand' in Bharuch
• No clear picture in Marathwada
• Complacent Congress may get its comeuppance in Mandvi
• Congress exploiting Mahatma's surname: Saraswathi Gandhi
• Straight fight between BJP alliance and Congress front in Gujarat
• Sonia's likely candidature gives Sanjay Singh something to worry about
• EC hopes militant strike will not affect J&K polls
• Bellary goes under security blanket
• Khalap's miscalculation may cost him dear
• Seshan, Advani battle without rancour
• Manmohan says he was misquoted on RSS role in '84 anti-Sikh riots
September 4, 1999
• Congress refuses to sack Gamang
• Naxals strike fear among voters in border areas of Maharashtra
• PM knew of telecom scam, charges Surjeet
• Article 370 cannot be removed, says Jethmalani
• Congress open to forming coalition govt: Sibal
• Of net gains, and pregnant pauses...
• Phulpur ex-MP quits Samajwadi Party
• Campaigning for first phase of the general election ends
• Rebel gives J H Patel a contest to remember
• PM knew of Kargil on May 4, says Govindacharya
• Vajpayee says he is willing to face probe into Sugargate charge
September 3, 1999
• Gill appeals for restraint, once again
• Shrill campaign for 1st phase ends on Friday
• Patiala prefers its erstwhile royals
• Congress goes back on coalition mantra
• Sonia accuses BJP of sacrificing India's interests for Pakistan
• Home ministry report gives NDA 285, Cong 210
• Manmohan blames RSS for anti-Sikh riots
• Army pleads to be spared political mudslinging
• Advani gets heckled
September 2, 1999
• Vajpayee asks Congress to clarify stand on coalition, rebuts Sugargate charge
• National Conference fights to extend its dominance over J&K
• Tiwari pledges Congress support for Jharkhand
• PM takes time off campaign, calls on Saibaba
• Sonia promises special panel on minorities welfare
• Samata blames EC for 'selective' approach
• PM refuses to put Ayodhya off forever
• Congress releases Sardar Patel's letter to Golwalkar
• PM lambastes Congress alliance with Jaya, Laloo
• Mirza follows Mufti's lead, quits J&K Congress
• Maintain decency, Thakre orders BJP leaders
• Support for Chhattisgarh, Arjun cost me my seat: V C Shukla
• Vinod Khanna injured in mob attack
September 1, 1999
• Election cancelled in Narasa
raopet
• Mahajan cites HT report as a Congress dirty trick
• Sonia should withdraw charge against PMO: Joshi
• Fernandes to sue Jayalalitha
• Naxalites gun down TDP leader
• BJP man will be CM if combine is voted in, says Yediyurappa
• Enormous security dragnet for Advani's TN visit
• Mahajan waves 'internal' HTletter to show he didn't say it
• SGPC chief deplores disrespect for women in campaign
• MP Youth Congress wants Priyanka to take on Vajpayee
• Jats dictate the verdict in Jhunjhunu region
• Congress produces 'Kargil alert' letter, continues Sugargate offensive
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