07-20-2008, 02:45 AM
<b>Gowdaâs decision today</b>
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: With the numbers game remaining unclear even three days before the crucial vote of confidence in Parliament, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president, H.D. Deve Gowda, was at the centre of hectic political parleys here on Saturday.
Mr. Gowda, who arrived here on Saturday, called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Soon after, leaders of several parties opposed to the ruling United Progressive Alliance made a beeline for his residence. They included chief strategist of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Satish Sharma, Communist Party of India general secretary A.B. Bardhan, national secretary, A. Raja, and Telugu Desam Party president Chandrababu Naidu, and senior party leader, Yerran Naidu and leader of the Telengana Rashtra Samiti, K.Chandrasekhar Rao.
Speaking to reporters after meeting the Prime Minister, Mr. Gowda said his party would decide on the stand to be taken on the trust vote on Sunday after consultations with his senior party colleagues. He declined to spell out the details of the meeting.
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: With the numbers game remaining unclear even three days before the crucial vote of confidence in Parliament, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president, H.D. Deve Gowda, was at the centre of hectic political parleys here on Saturday.
Mr. Gowda, who arrived here on Saturday, called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Soon after, leaders of several parties opposed to the ruling United Progressive Alliance made a beeline for his residence. They included chief strategist of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Satish Sharma, Communist Party of India general secretary A.B. Bardhan, national secretary, A. Raja, and Telugu Desam Party president Chandrababu Naidu, and senior party leader, Yerran Naidu and leader of the Telengana Rashtra Samiti, K.Chandrasekhar Rao.
Speaking to reporters after meeting the Prime Minister, Mr. Gowda said his party would decide on the stand to be taken on the trust vote on Sunday after consultations with his senior party colleagues. He declined to spell out the details of the meeting.