Countdown: BJP brass goes into huddle
Ahead of counting, party discusses Advani, Swaraj’s role; Jaitley, Rajnath, Gadkari meet Modi
New Delhi, May 14
The BJP top brass held a flurry of meetings on Wednesday to discuss possibility of the party forming the government at the Centre and the role for three senior leaders — LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Sushma Swaraj — in the new regime.

BJP chief Rajnath Singh with party's PM nominee Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. PTI

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Rahul stuns Cong men, skips Manmohan’s farewell dinner
Sonia to decide on PM’s future role; may join CWC
New Delhi, May 14
Caught in a series of attacks from former aides in the PMO and current colleagues in the Cabinet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh finally had his share of appreciation from the Congress as it went out of its way today to thank the man who gave India “a decade of growth”.

‘A decade of growth’

Cong Dhuri MLA Khanna quits
Sangrur, May 14
Just two days before the declaration of the Lok Sabha poll results, Congress MLA from Dhuri (Sangrur) Arvind Khanna has resigned from the Punjab Assembly. Khanna has reportedly sent his resignation to the Speaker of Punjab Assembly.

May join SAD
Second Cong MLA to resign

Haryana clears agri policy as INLD protests
Chandigarh, May 14
The Haryana Government on Wednesday approved a comprehensive agriculture policy aimed at attaining inclusive growth exceeding four per cent in the farm sector, but deferred the agenda item on concessions for state residents at toll plazas as the model code was in force.

245 perish in Turkey mine blast
Nearly 450 other miners rescued, many still trapped
Violent protest erupts in Soma district
Soma (Turkey), May 14
The death toll in the coal mine explosion and fire in western Turkey's Soma district increased to 245 today, officials said. Nearly 450 other miners were rescued, but the fate of an unknown number of others remained unclear in one of the world's deadliest mining disasters in decades.