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Yediyurappa calls on Advani, Rajnath to discuss party leadership

New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today called on BJP leader L K Advani, party President Rajnath Singh and General Secretary Sanjay Joshi.

Although Mr Yediyurappa was not available for comments, his political meetings are believed to be centred around the election of next Karnataka BJP President.

Party sources said the party was inclined to field a candidate in the byelections to Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency against former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who is seeking to contest on a Congress ticket.

The party maintains that it had secured second highest number of votes and hence should contest the elections even if it means contesting against its alliance partner Janata Dal (Secular).

"We (alliance partners) have not talked about the issue, but we are serious to field our nominee", a Karnataka leader not wanting to be quoted said.

Earlier in the day Mr Yediyurappa met Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz to seek CWC clearance for the Kalasa Banduri diversion project.

The project, seeks to divert little over seven TMC of inter-state Mahadai river to Malaprabha dam for meeting the drinking water requirements of twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad and numerous north Karnataka villages. He was accompanied by Karnataka Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar and Mr Prahlad Joshi, BJP MP.

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BJP-SS alliance in 102 municipal councils

Mumbai, Nov 07 (UNI) The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance will contest the local bodies elections of 102 municipalities in Maharashtra while at 37 places BJP has formed a local front. Announcing this at a press conference here today, BJP spokesman Madhav Bhandari said the party has fielded 1618 candidates for 3600 seats. In all, the elections of 167 municipal councils would take place this month. In 28 municipalities, there will be no alliance among.....

Jailed Bhanu's father becomes minister in Koda's cabinet

Ranchi, Nov 7 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda today inducted his much-awaited 12th Minister - Mr Lal Hemendra Pratap Dehati - father of jailed MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi, who was denied oath of office twice by the Governor recently following pending court cases against him. Mr Shahi, MLA from Bhawanapur, was at present on a 14-day judicial custody in jail. With Mr Dehati's swearing-in by Governor Shyed Sibtey Razi this evening, Mr.....

Stall Saddam's death sentence : Minority Forum

Kolkata, Nov 7(UNI) Seeking the UPA Government's intervention, All India Minority Forum today demanded annulment of the ''US-sponsored'' death sentence of the deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. A protest meeting, organised by the Forum, said the capital punishment had been awarded at the behest of US Presidentg George Bush and the people would never accept it. '' George Bush is the topmost terrorist in the world and it is rather he, who should.....
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