NEW DELHI: As the government inches close to pushing the Indo-US nuclear deal through and avoiding early Lok Sabha polls, Opposition BJP on Friday took the opportunity to point out that all the concerned parties are "running away from elections" because they know what the results are going to be. Accusing the UPA government for the present political imbroglio that has unfurled over the nuclear deal, BJP ridiculed the emerging realignments by describing it as "theatre of the absurd". Taking on its political rivals, party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "The biggest reality is that they (Congress, UPA allies and others) are all running away from facing elections as they know what results are awaiting them," implying that the ruling side will be faced with a crushing defeat in the coming Lok Sabha polls. Lashing out at...
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