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NEW DELHI POLITICAL GRAPEVINE SNIPPETS

embargoed for publication on Sunday April 14, 2014

Thanks

R Rajagopalan

New  Delhi

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1928 born Motilal Vora the senior most and aged  84 ,

leader of Congress is the lone voice which can be heard in 10 Janpath.  

The only one Congress leader who can straight walk across straight to the

dining hall of 10 Janpath is Motilal Vora.  Mother son and daughter talk to him

in confidence.  Which are issues of party and personal too. Vora confirmed

to his close sources that Priyanka Gandhi entry into Lok Sabha from

Rae Bereli is almost certain. Motilal ji also opines that Sonia Gandhi

will not contest Lok Sabha due to her health reasons.

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Madusudan Mistry Gujarat Congress leader is considered to be close to Rahul Gandhi.

Insiders buzz it out saying that Mistry will be Political Secretary to Vice President AICC
Rahul Gandhi-somewhat similar role that Ahmed Patel is now decorated with Sonia Gandhi.

Old timers in AICC say that Rajiv Gandhi brought Vincent George-then Mallu importance

grew up to the tilt. Now the same elders comment that Gujju domination is more

on 10 Janpath. Be it Ahmed bhai or Mistry bhai-both trying to compete each other.

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135 seats is assured for Congress in Karnataka out of 224 strength of the 

Assembly. Congress ticket distribution is almost over. Madhusudan Mistry

is a dominant player- in all internal meetings Mistry is bringing out choicest

blessings in negative fromat  against Ahmed Patel.  On money matters

Mistry is categorical that only Ahmed Patel will endorse the package.

"My job is to distribute tickets continues Mistry-but actual power is

with Ahmed bhai as he distributed Goddess Lakshmi" says close friend

of Mistry.

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A report pending with AICC President. It is about impact of revival of

Tamil Maanila Congress by G K Vasan.  AICC is concerned about the

real estate that TNCC owns-estimated somewhere around 700 - 750 crores

in the heart of Tenampet in Chennai. 153 small shops around this Tenampet

Grounds fetch huge rentals. GK Vasan is a Trustee in the TNCC owned

real estates.  In categorical terms GK Vasan conveyed that he would

better resign as Trustee of TNCC real estates than to create legal

complications for AICC.  Reason his father G K Moopanar samadhi

is in the precints of "Tenampet Tidal"  When AICC suspects its own leader

walking out-intentions are political insiders say it is financial.

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"War Room" it is a main power centre in New Delhi next to 10 Janpath.Situated

in 15 Gurudwara Rekab Ganj Road in New Delhi few metres from Parliament House

Three days in a week Rahul Gandhi visits this war room. To discuss 2014 poll

prospects. Alliances are made in this War Room.  How to win over Mayawati

whose Bungalow is  just opposite to War Room Election datas are more found in the war room.. 

Can Nitish Kumar be wooed?  Will Jayalalitha join UPA?  Strategies are planned

executed.  Ten to fifteen Union Minsters visit this war room when Rahul Gandhi

holds "real battle field formulating carpet bombing". An estimated study of 400 parliament

constituencies are done by this War Room experts. Their analysis is that 

Congress will win in 85 to 90 seats out of 400, the remaining 150 AICC does not

have organisation nor candidates.  Such is grapevines fumes out of war room

a real disturbing feature.

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