InFocus | India Election
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Saturday May 16
From 0 to 13: Congress storms communist citadel in Kerala
Beating the most optimistic predictions in favour of the opposition United Democratic Front, the Lok Sabha poll result gave as many as 16 seats out of 20 in Kerala to the UDF, while the ruling Left Democratic Front had to be content with a mere four seats.
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Saturday May 16
Patnaik thanks people as BJD takes big lead
Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was far ahead of its rivals - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, as counting of votes for the state's 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly constituencies was under way.
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Sunday May 10
Post-poll, all eyes will be on president
With the elections widely expected to lead to a hung parliament, all eyes will be on President Pratibha Patil who will decide who to invite to form a government after the votes get counted May 16.
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Sunday May 10
Mamata Banerjee: Small-scale units more beneficial
In an exclusive interview to Gulf News, Mamata Banerjee shares her views about the forthcoming elections and about the challenges that lie ahead.
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Wednesday Apr 29
Indian Kashmir quiet as separatists call for boycott of elections
Shops, businesses and government offices are closed in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, with separatists calling for a boycott of national elections.
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Friday Apr 17
Varun vows not to make hate speeches
A day after being released from jail on parole, Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha candidate from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi, said on Friday that he had never advocated violence in politics but would continue to raise his voice against "anti-national forces".
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Wednesday Apr 15
Two Andhra villages tell tale of broken promises
Half of Andhra Pradesh will queue up tomorrow to cast their votes and elect their representatives.
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Tuesday Apr 14
Shashi Tharoor hogs the election limelight
Among the more than 200 candidates in Kerala, perhaps the one most written and spoken about is hardly a politician.
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Monday Apr 13
Varun may get Supreme Court respite
Varun Gandhi's counsel on Monday assured the Supreme Court that the jailed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader would give an undertaking that he won't make any provocative speech that disturbs law and order during the parliamentary elections.
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Monday Apr 13
Manmohan Singh young in mind unlike Advani, says Rahul
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is "young in mind" and had the vision for the future unlike his opponent who lived in the past without a plan for the years to come.
