The 74-year-old activist said he supported Ms. Banerjee, but ruled out backing her party in the Lok Sabha elections. "Her character, her sacrifice, her ideology, I supported but not the party," Mr. Hazare said.
Anna Skips Mamta's RallyThe much-hyped joint rally of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Anna Hazare in the national capital on Wednesday turned out to be a disappointing affair with the anti-corruption crusader giving it a miss, triggering a blame game.
Amar and Jaya Join RLDEnding months of speculation, expelled SP leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada on joined the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal ahead of Lok Sabha polls.
Rajnath eyes LucknowIn the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, there is an infighting in the BJP Party over seats. Lucknow BJP MP and key associate of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lalji Tandon said that he will not vacate his seat for anyone other than Narendra Modi.There were reports that BJP President Rajnath Singh was keen on shifting from Ghaziabad to Lucknow seat.