The Games Begin ; Anticipating Elections Early Next Year, Both Congress and the Bjp Have Begun Chalking Out Their Campaign Strategy.

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The clarion call has been sounded. The Congress and the BJP have now officially moved into campaign mode anticipating elections at the beginning of next year.

Both parties had a working weekend where a rough road map for E- 2009 has been chalked out, both in terms of strategy and alliances. While the BJP packed its bags and camped in Bangalore for three days, the Congress preferred the shorter version and organised a one- day meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) in the Capital.

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The Games Begin ; Anticipating Elections Early Next Year, Both Congress and the Bjp Have Begun Chalking Out Their Campaign Strategy.

As a Congress general secretary puts it, more than a day of discussions would only lead to petty politicking and posturing for party President Sonia Gandhi's attention.

The BJP, as the main opposition party, has a much easier task in mapping out its attack, more so with its plank of terror gaining currency with each terrorist attack.

The Congress is on the defensive, not just because it's in the Gov...

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