BJP beats Cong in making friends

In 2004, Sonia Gandhi walked across to her neighbour Ramvilas Paswan to strike a deal with the Dalit leader which played havoc with NDA's calculation of a rich harvest in Bihar. In an equally bold reach-out, she put aside acrimony with DMK over Rajiv Gandhi's assassination to clinch a seat-sharing pact which swept Tamil Nadu. She also allowed the party to hitch its wagons with the fledgling TRS, champion of Telangana, for a political pact which helped the party nearly sweep the 42 seats in Andhra Pradesh. 

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