Photographs: Munish Sharma/Reuters
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.
Corridor of uncertainty
Photographs: Arun Patil.
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.
No clear pictures
The scramble for allies reached fever pitch in New Delhi.
Soundbytes have just begun
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.
Who will get floored?
The counting exercise will take place at 4,260 counting halls in 1,080 centres across the country and will be managed by nearly 60,000 personnel.
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