After the defeat in three state polls, BJP is more disillusioned than ever about its future and, of course, its leaders. But why is no one coming forward to stop the slide? Shekhar Iyer reports. See graphics

The Congress Legislature Party meeting will be held in Mumbai to elect a new leader to set in motion the process to choose the next Maharashtra chief minister amid indications that incumbent Ashok Chavan is the frontrunner.

With the warring partners, Congress and the NCP, failing to reach a power-sharing agreement in Maharashtra, Governor SC Jamir has started consulting legal experts on the steps that could to be taken in case the stalemate continued. Dharmendra Jore and Sayli Udas-Mankikar report.

After a dismal performance in the Assembly polls, the Shiv Sena is adopting new techniques to win back the confidence of voters. Amrita U Kadam reports.

The Congress may have won the trust vote in the Haryana assembly but infighting seems to be holding up cabinet formation. HT Correspondents report.

Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda staked his claim to form the new government in the state on Friday, having cobbled together a majority within hours of discovering the Congress party was falling six short.

Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who won a thumping two-third victory for the Congress in the state, is expected to meet AICC chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday to finalise his council of ministers.

Dorjee Khandu, who led the Congress to a two-thirds majority in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections, was on Sunday sworn in as the fifth Chief Minister of the border state.