Gunpoint suspense
May 15, 2009 16:23 IST
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Who will rule India next five years? Will Manmohan Singh return? Will L K Advani take over? Or any other leader?
The answer wil be known tomorrow. At 8am, the counting will begin.The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for the counting -- both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
Image: A policeman guards EVMs at Amritsar on Thursday.
Photographs: Munish Sharma/Reuters
Corridor of uncertainty
May 15, 2009 16:23 IST
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Elections are held to 543 seats of the 545-member Lok Sabha. A party or a coalition needs to have at least 272 seats in the Lok Sabha to stake claim to form a government. Hectic parleys are on to woo parties -- big and small.
Image: At a poll booth in Mumbai
Photographs: Arun Patil.
No clear pictures
May 15, 2009 16:23 IST
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The scramble for allies reached fever pitch in New Delhi.
Image: Final preparations are on. In Mumbai.
Soundbytes have just begun
May 15, 2009 16:23 IST
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Along with the Lok Sabha, elections to the 294-member assembly in Andhra Pradesh, 144-member Orissa assembly and 32-seat Sikkim legislature were also held.
Image: A scene from Mumbai.
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