Infighting, factionalism and undercurrent have hit the BJP hard in the key states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, say sources.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar feels that the BJP may not be able to form a government with Mr Narendra Modi’s leadership.

Soon after the Supreme Court’s verdicts on legislators, one of which disqualifies MPs and MLAs from the House upon their conviction, the government on Friday indicated that it may approach the top court for a review.

In what could pave the way for a direct confrontation with the Centre, the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to retain the “Samajwadi” name and logo on 108 ambulance services currently being run under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) schemes.

A group of Congress MLAs, which met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, has lodged formal complaints against Union minister Pawan Singh Ghatowar and state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of hatching conspiracy allegedly to destabilise its own government headed by chief minister Tarun Gogoi in Assam.

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi on Friday launched a poster war against his arch rival, Chhattisgarh PCC chief Charan Das Mahant, to protest against the alleged attempt by the latter to clip his wings in the party.

The Orissa Congress unit on Friday demanded strong action against BJD MLA from Tirtol Rabindranath Bhoi for filing a false affidavit during submission of his nomination papers for the 2009 Assembly elections.

Protesters set ablaze a government vehicle at Nungpung, electricity office and the handloom and textile departments at Hamrem, the police said on Friday. They were demanding unconditional release of Karbi Students’ Association president Laiseng Engleng.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be in the US from September 25 to 30 next month, in a visit that will include participation in the UN General Assembly session and a bilateral meeting with president Barack Obama.

Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday dropped a bombshell stating that Andhra officials working in Telangana would have to go after the bifurcation.