BJP to count its flock | CPM Committee meeting

POLITICAL BUZZ: UPA tries its best to get the numbers to win the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha on July 22.

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New Delhi: The Capital is buzzing with political activity this weekend as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government tries its best to get the numbers to win the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha on July 22.

Leader of the Opposition L K Advani is hosting a dinner for BJP MPs on Saturday. This would be an occasion for the saffron camp to count its flock ahead of the crucial vote.

A meeting of the CPM Central Committee is also scheduled for the day.

The parties with the Left will also be in Delhi, which includes Chandrababu Naidu of the TDP and Mayawati’s BSP.

Naidu is expected to meet Mayawati at around 12 noon at her residence.

The Rashtriya Lok Dal's Ajit Singh and former Prime Minister, JD (S)'s H D Deve Gowda are also in the Capital to discuss the issue.

Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda's mantra seems to be 'delay a decision as much as possible' at least for now, when he realizes, that his two votes matter much to the UPA.

He agrees that the Prime Minister has spoken to him and will be coming over to Delhi and will meet Manmohan Singh and give his nod only after he is satisfied with what he is getting in return.

The Shiv Sena MPs are meeting in Mumbai while Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, whose casting vote too could be crucial is in Kolkata because of a bereavement in his family.