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Sunday, October 17, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Cong-NCP retains power
NCP single largest party, Mahajan concedes defeat
Mumbai, October 16
Mr Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party has emerged as the single-largest party in Maharashtra as the Congress-NCP-Republican Party of India alliance returns to power in the state.

Results declared: 288

NCP

71

Congress

69

RPI-A

01

Total DF

141

Shiv Sena

62

BJP

54

STBP

01

SS-BJP alliance

117

Nation page: Maharashtra defeat blow to Mahajan

Tug-of-war for CM’s post
New Delhi, October 16
The Congress may favour a second term for the incumbent Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde, but the NCP could play spoiler by staking claim to the post as it has secured more seats than its alliance partner.

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Nationalist Congress Party workers, an ally of the ruling Congress, dance in celebration in Mumbai on Saturday. The NCP emerged as the single largest party in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Nationalist Congress Party workers, an ally of the ruling Congress, dance in celebration in Mumbai on Saturday. The NCP emerged as the single largest party in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. — Reuters photo

Cong wins Kapurthala, Garhshankar seats
Jalandhar/Kapurthala, October 16
The ruling Congress in Punjab today won both Kapurthala and Garhshankar Assembly seats. The Congress retained the Kapurthala seat, as its candidate Sukhjinder Rana defeated her rival former Punjab minister Raghbir Singh of the SAD by a margin of 13,290 votes.
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Punjab page: Victory has proved people have faith in us: CM
Mufti wins from Pahalgam
Himachal page: BJP wins Guler Assembly seat
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SP clear winner in Uttar Pradesh
Cong wins 13 seats in byelections
Gawli makes it to political world
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Justice Kabir to be CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC
Kolkata, October 16
Justice Altamas Kabir of the Kolkata High Court has been appointed the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He will take over his new assignment shortly.

Kalam for consortium on power generation
Panipat, October 16
The Centre should issue a directive to create a consortium of different departments to work towards the generation of cost effective quality power.
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala makes a point with the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at Panipat on Saturday. Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala makes a point with the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at Panipat on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Rampal and his mother Moorti at PGIMS, Rohtak, on Saturday.It’s not over for Sonia, says husband
Rohtak, October 16
The Punjab and Haryana High Court may have put an end to Sonia’s and Rampal’s travails, but not entirely. The threat to their lives is more real now than ever before.

Rampal and his mother Moorti at PGIMS, Rohtak, on Saturday.

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