GUWAHATI, April 1: Decks have been cleared for the possible electoral alliance between AGP and BJP as the Asam Gana Parishad executive committee this evening authorised the party president to initiate discussions with like-minded parties. Biren Baishya, AGP spokesman, said that the party executive in a resolution adopted in the meet expressed confidence of facing the ensuing Assembly elections on its own. However, in order to wipe the Congress out of the political arena of Assam, AGP president and Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has been authorised to initiate talks on the issue of poll...

NEW DELHI, April 1: The Congress has decided to review its strategy of going alone in the Assembly polls in the State and is toying with a proposal to have poll pact with the CPI. The party's selection process has been deferred and will now be held later this month, a top leader of the party told The Assam Tribune. It was a bewildered Assam Congress leadership that met here last evening for an emergent meeting of the executive committee to discuss the developing situation in the wake of reports of the ruling AGP and the BJP planning to join hands. According to a senior party leader they are...

NEW DELHI, April 1: The BJP state unit's proposal to go for a seat understanding rather than a formal poll alliance with the ruling AGP has found few takers in the regional party, as hectic parleys between the two continued here today for the third day. Even as AGP's executive body meeting at Guwahati debated the option of joining forces with the BJP, the representatives of the two parties here were engaged in a series of discussions to clinch the seat-sharing arrangement. The BJP team included the State unit president, Rajen Gohain, Minister of State for Water Resources, Bijoya Chakraborty...

IMPHAL, March 31: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ruled out any possibility of extending the "unilateral ceasefire" by the Centre to all the underground outfits operating in Manipur. According to a report received here, the objection to the extension of truce proposed by the People's Front Ministry of the State, was reportedly communicated by the Union Home Minister LK Advani to the State Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam who is presently camping in Delhi.

IMPHAL, March 31: Not withstanding the observation of Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam in New Delhi yesterday that the unilateral ceasefire may not be extended by another month as decided earlier, the state government is yet to take a final decision on the matter. Divulging this to The Sangai Express this afternoon Law Minister O Joy who is currently in charge as Chief Minister said that the State Cabinet had endorsed the decision of the all-party meet to prolong the unilateral ceasefire by another month. The Cabinet had also decided to consult the matter with New Delhi. The unilateral...