NEW DELHI: The head's of India's two main centre right parties, the IPF & the BJP , are to attend the funeral of Former British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher. Both these parties have collectively governed India since 1977. The BJP broke its two decade old alliance with IPF in 2007 and has now become India's principal opposition party. Both the BJP and the IPF have very good relationship with Britain's Conservative Party. In 2007 Baroness Thacther said the break up of of the IPF and BJP is one of the worst incident to impact the global centre right movement.
The coming togethar of the BJP and the IPF for the funeral is being closely watched in Delhi's politial ciricles. The move is significant as the IPF's main coalition partner, the centre left Congress party, is not sending any represenative to the funeral. However publicly the IPF has said that visit of its chief to London has no political significance.
INDIA PM TO ADDRESS PARTY LEADERS OVER 2004 ELECTIONS
NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minster Mr Ahmed has called for special session of his party's senate , the highest desicion making body within the party, to discuss a crucial observation made by the party's internal justice panel earlier this week. The panel reported that the manner in which Mr Ahmed had secured the party's Prime Minsterial nomination in 2004 has not matched the 'highest standards of fairness and transperancy'. Party observers say that the Prime Minster may restrict his reaction to the observation by calling for greater reforms the way the party elects its top officials. Mr Ahmed is scheduled to quit all party posts in a few months from now.
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CALCUTTA: The Indian Government's Chief of Staff Mr Guha ruled out any behind the scenes deal over the Prime Minster's address to the party conclave in 2012. The address is of high significance as over there the Prime Minster