Sources reveal that Army Chief V K Singh may relinquish his post any time after March 6, and he may be asked to give in his resignation.

In the coming Parliament session, the Antrix deal, the Italian murderer marine, the Indian NRI couple in Norway, the Maldives episode and General V K Singh’s episode is going to be discussed.

Chief Election Commissioner S Y Qureishi had emerged as a big contender for the vice-president’s post a few days ago. Also, all his major decisions and working technique have been in favour of the ruling government. But the way the Election Commission went all strict on Rahul Gandhi during the UP elections, Robert Vadra’s entourage was stopped is not going down well with the Gandhi family. It is also believed that for now, his name is also out of the vice-president’s post.

The defender of corporate-like working in saffron politics, BJP President Nitin Gadkari does everything with a flourish. He has made his party’s senior leaders aware of it several times in the past. He is going all out to make sure he obliges Rajesh Shah, who managed his London tour as was once considered very close to Advani’s daughter Pratibha. Sources reveal that in the days to come, Shah may be brought from Maharashtra to the Rajya Sabha on the BJP quota. It is worth remembering that Shah is close to Mukesh Ambani.

Haren Pandya’s murder is soon to hit the headlines again. It is worth remembering here that the Ahmedabad trial court had found nine of the 12 accused in the case. All of them were later buried for lack of proper evidence. Pandya’s wife constantly kept talking about the case and said that she will rest in peace only when those guilty of her husband’s murder are punished. The Congress had a feeling the entire episode was reeking of politics and so handed over the case to the CBI. The CBI investigation is indicating and questioning if Sohrabuddin and Tulsi Prajapati had a role to play in the murder of Haren Pandya, because of which they too died during a police encounter.

The SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is an expert when it comes to reading the mood of the public. That is why he got his younger brother Shivpal Yadav hold his years and do sit-ups at a public rally in Jaswant Nagar. Netaji knew the public is really angry with Shivpal and so he quickly told his younger brother to beg forgiveness from the public. But does Netaji remember his own mistakes in the past?

For March 6, all big news channels have booked time with leaders from all parties, as well as that of the BJP. March 6 is the date when the results of the Assemble elections of five Indian states will be out. From 8 in the morning to 1 in the afternoon, news channels will get to talk to BJP leaders, but all are unanimously busy after that. That’s because by the time it is one in the afternoon, it will be clear where the election results are heading. And BJP leaders clearly know that this time the party does not stand a chance in Goa or Manipur, it can see power go out of its hands in Uttarakhand and Manipur. In Uttar Pradesh, too, it will gain merely 10-15 seats more than the last elections. In such a scenario, why will any leaders from the saffron party come on a news channels to face a barrage of embarrassing questions?

After all, why did Jayalalithaa and Shashikala’s such old friendship go sour and the relationship become tense? Sources reveal that initially, Modi had given a tip to Jayalalithaa that a close confidant and aide of hers was plotting a big conspiracy against her. Clearly, Modi was hinting at Shashikala. Modi had also warned his close friend Jayalalithaa that an attempt on her life was a distinct possibility. Jayalalithaa’s friendship with Modi goes back a long way, but she didn’t pay heed to his words in the beginning, but then one day when the penny dropped, she got Sashikala and her family’s phones tapped by an investigative agency and these phone tapping information revealed some secrets that shocked the Tamilian queen. And the countdown for Shashikala began.

Expecting victory at every turn and bend in life’s journey, the roads for Vijay Mallya have never been this bumpy. For the past several days, Mallya is trying to meet UPA President Sonia Gandhi, but 10, Janpath, has not given him the time to meet her. Sources reveal that Mallya’s colourful life has never gone down well with the Gandhi family, especially Sonia and Priyanka. So, when Mallya was trying to ask the government for a special package for Kingfisher Airlines, the government turned him down directly. Now Mallya wants to turn all his debts into long-term loans and also wants that all his company accounts that have been frozen should defreeze. It seems this demand of his will be met, but the rest of his demands are on the back burner

A few days ago, respected President’s Assembly member son Rao Sahab Shekhawat’s car was frisked by Maharashtra Police and found Rs 1 crore in cash. State Police comes under R R Patil of the NCP, so it was worth seeing how quickly R R Patil tried to clear off the matter. Initially it was said someone had planted the cache of currency notes in the car. Then there was a statement that it was the party money for Maharashtra Municipal elections’ 87 poor party candidates. But no one from the Congress has confirmed the statement until now.