Deccan Herald

*Features*
		Substantive moves to form govt Oppn agrees to Sonia as PM; Jaya not averse to Jyoti Basu as premier Congress President Sonia Gandhi with AIADMK supremo Jayalalitha at her residence when they met for a political dialogue in New Delhi on Monday. - PTI
		Cong confident of magic number Congress President Sonia Gandhi with Sharad Pawar and Dr Manmohan Singh at the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. - PTI
		All-party meet agrees to pass budget without debate Congress leader Sharad Pawar (left) shakes hands with Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha before the all-party meeting to discuss the budget in New Delhi on Monday. - AP
		Army chief brings debates to the attention of President Emphasizes the apolitical nature of the forces

		Options before the President Move on budget a preparation for fresh polls?
		New Govt will have to grapple with key defence issues Revitalising civil-military relations top priority
		Dal PAC grapples with differences of opinion Assembly polls in K'taka, Bihar vital points of consideration
		Kerala Left leaders queasy over Delhi developments Rivals for decades grope for a logical explanation to cadres
		Gowda seeks white paper on region-wise development in State Says move will help counter claims of separate statehood seekers

		EC to undertake electoral rolls revision list from today State voters to file claims, objections till May 20
		Uttar Pradesh: Vajpayee's defeat worries Kalyan Survival at stake following thaw in Cong - SP relations
		Patel's plea to Dal MPs to remain neutral on trust motion: A bizarre political stand, comments N C Gundu Rao
		Getting sadistic with gentle giants Pachyderms get a raw deal from their own guardians
		Karnataka make hash of good start Vijay R Bharadwaj, who made 86, pulls Madhya Pradesh's Harvinder Sodhi on the first day of the Ranji final at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Monday. - DH photo by P Samson Victor