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Sonia to be sworn in tomorrow
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is scheduled
to meet President A P J Kalam today after his invitation
to her as the leader of the largest political formation.
The discussions are expected to lead to her swearing-in
as Prime Minister on Wednesday.
Gandhi, 57, will head a multi-party coalition that has
been named the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
Along with the Left parties, and two other post-poll allies,
the UPA will have 318 MPs in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
46 more than the required 272 majority.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has said
that it would support the government from outside, ruling
out participation in the government.
Swadeshis to boycott Videshi
New Delhi: After ushering in the raj of videshi
companies in the country like never before, BJP president
M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the BJP has decided to
boycott the swearing-in ceremony of Sonia Gandhi on account
of her foreign origin. While Vajpayee' s aides have been
reported in the media as saying that he would be attending
the ceremony in his capacity as an ex-prime minister.
Sushma opts for swadeshi hair cut and roasted chana
New Delhi: Outgoing Parliamentary Affairs minister
and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has said that she
would tonsure her head, drape herself in white sari, sleep
on the floor and eat only roasted grams to protest foreign-born
Congress president Sonia Gandhi taking over as Prime Minister.
This transformation, according to Sushma, will take place
on the day that Sonia takes oath. She is reported to have
told reporters in Delhi that, "I will tonsure my
head, put on white clothes, sleep on the floor and eat
only roasted grams."
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