Regional Parties

Sinha blames regional parties for instability in Jharkhand

Hazaribagh: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Thursday appealed to the people of Jharkhand not to vote for regional parties if they wished to have a stable government in the state, now under President's rule.

"Give majority votes to a single party and it should be a national party and not Jharkhand regional parties, if they (people) like to see development and stability," he told a party meeting at Barkatha in Hazaribagh district.

"Twelve years since the creation of Jharkhand, not a single chief minister could rule a full term only because of blackmailing by regional parties, who have withdrawn support on vague and unreasonable demands," Sinha alleged.

Attacking regional parties for their "interest in developing particular areas" instead of the whole state, the former Union minister alleged that regional outfits were interested in bagging contracts for developmental projects to gain money....more    

Mulayam hints at emergence of a third front

The Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, while speaking at a rally in Sangli in Maharashtra on Sunday, signalled at the emergence of a third front and said time for single party government is over. This is the latest in the series of hints that Mulayam has been dropping of going against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). ...  

Nitish is keeping his options open at this stage: Sankarshan Thakur

Is Nitish's assertion of a non-Congress, non-BJP coalition feasible? Sankarshan Thakur, senior journalist joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...  

Goa polls: Regional parties might play spoilers

Panaji: A bunch of regional parties in Goa is likely to spoil the party for national players, including ruling Congress and opposition BJP, during the March 3 Assembly polls, even as hectic parleys are underway to seal alliances ahead of elections, say political observers. The regional parties in Goa are aiming to form a formidable opposition in the state for the elections, even as national parties are busy working out...  

Smaller parties up against Cong in Arunachal polls

Unlikeliest of political symbols are finding a foothold in the Assembly polls. ...  

FTN: In Indian politics, it's always family first

Most of the regional political parties in India are family fiefdom. ...  

India's '09 poll verdict dashes small party hopes

The demise of the smaller parties is across the board. ...  

Benazir flees, Nawaz's men stay to protest Emergency

Mumbai: Kumar Sangakkara or Mahela Jayawardene should drop down and bolster a concerning middle order if Sri Lanka are to be successful at this month's World Cup, former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga told Reuters. Ranatunga, the burly left-handed batsman who led Sri Lanka to the title the last time it was played in the subcontinent in 1996, believes the island nation are the favourites, besides India, to win the World Cup...  

Small parties for Ind nominee as Prez

Eight regional parties have hinted at extending support to the candidature of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in Prez poll. ...