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Hopeful ofvictory in K'taka,Cong to target BJP over graftTIMES NEWS NETWORK hauntingthe Centre. The situation might, howThe Congress leadership ever,changeagajnjftheponti.New Delhi: The Congress seems to have also weighed calheatriseslntermsofacon.core group on Sunday decid the cost of twoministerialre certed opposition onslaught.Ed to back embattled minis signations setting a prece The decision to defendters Pawan Bansal and Ash dent forsimilar accountabil Bansal and Kwnai anwaniKumar after factoring ity in the future and the nounced by information andina likely victory in the Kar fallout In terms of an em broadcasting minister Mannatakaassembly election boldened opposition that ish Tewari, is seenas a bit ofthat concluded on Sunday would trumpet the trophies a gamble as Congress seemswith the party feedback mdi as evidence that the Manmo ready to write off the recatingthat it will be able to han Singh government is on mainder of the budget sesforma government by dcci itsiastlegs. sion of Parliament. The parsivelytrouncing the BJP and The lengthy delibera ty's brains trust haswithout being dependent on tions indicate that the Con calculated that even if Banthesupport of outside par gress core groupweighed the salorKumarwere to quit, thetieslike the JanataDal (8). cost-benefit of defending the opposition would only pressA positive result in Kar ministers before deciding to for"higher value" targets.-nataka, sources said, would back them. The party leader Brazening it out has itshelp the party argue that the ship's principal motivation risks as the opposition Isoutgoing B.JP regime was seems to have been the con bound to argue that Bansalseen as corrupt while the al cern that accepting the cul cannot absolve himself ofternative was the Congress. pabiity of the duo before a the actions of aclose relativeThis will help the Congress probe report wifi be read as who Is also his constituencyblunt the argmnent that it is an admission of guilt and manager.having to pay an electoral give the opposition a prema Pbr the full report, log onprice for the scams that are ture victory to www.timesofindia.com