Senior Congress leader and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the party has not taken a decision on joining a Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal.

CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury on Friday conceded that the humiliating defeat of the Left Front-led government in West Bengal was a result of anti-incumbency (parivartan).

Commenting on the election results for West Bengal, CII director-general Chandrajit Banerjee congratulated the incoming government led by Mamata Banerjee. “The clear mandate given by the people of West Bengal would help the state government to carry out its action agenda for the economic and industrial development of the

With the DMK having been routed in the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, political pundits are keen to know what fate awaits Rajya Sabha MP and DMK chief Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi when the order on her bail plea is pronounced on Saturday. Will she be arrested or not?

The current mood in the Congress is not to dump the ally DMK against the backdrop of the latter’s drubbing in the Tamil Nadu Assembly poll and the 2G spectrum scam.
Responding to the questions whether the DMK is now a liability or asset for the Congress, senior leader and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the

Trinamool Congress might have single-handedly thrashed CPI(M) and its allies in West Bengal elections but it is Congress which has added insult to the Left party's injury by winning more seats in the state.

In a sort of anti-climax, a special court today prolonged the suspense on the bail application of DMK MP Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum case by deferring the pronouncement of its order till May 20.

Senior Congress leaders Madhushudhan Mistry and Mohsina Kidwai were on Saturday made Central observers for Kerala while Pranab Mukherjee and Digvijay Singh have been entrusted with the task for Assam.

Stepping up pressure on chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Karnataka governor H.R. Bhardwaj on Saturday appeared to suggest a trial of strength for the BJP government in the wake of the Supreme Court quashing the Speaker's decision to disqualify rebel party MLAs.

Officials of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) will meet private airline officials May 25 to seek their explanation on the sudden hike in fares during the 10-day strike by Air India pilots, an official said.