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Mystery behind Sidhu’s silence?

Ever since the Gandhi's have chosen Charanjit Singh Channi as the Congress Chief ministerial face over Punjab state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, the later has largely been confining himself to his constituency something that may not augur well with the party. He himself is keeping a low profile even as his wife and daughter continue to train guns at Channi. What does that means when campaigning in Punjab heats up for the February 20 polls ?

RLD could be a dark horse in UP poll battle

Will Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) President Jayant Chaudhary, who is making his first independent foray into electoral politics after the demise of his father Chaudhary Ajit Singh last year, regain lost ground for the party and emerge as a political force. Political observers say that he could emerge as the proverbial dark horse in state politics if the polls throw up a hung assembly and the RLD gets a substantial number of seats following resentment over farm laws among the Jats,. "In such a case, both SP and BJP will reach out to him.