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India's First Exit Polls Point to Close Race
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason May 14, 2009 03:11am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | May 14, 2009 03:00am |
| Description | The first exit polls from India's monthlong national election gave a slight lead to the ruling party, reaffirming expectations that coalition bargaining will determine who leads the world's largest democracy.
Voting has concluded and the official vote count is expected Saturday, giving parties 2½ weeks to form a new government by a June 2 legal deadline.
The notoriously unreliable exit polls -- the first available since voting began on April 16 because their release was banned while voting was under way -- gave no party an outright majority in parliament, setting the stage for weeks of political wrangling and horse-trading to reach a governing majority in the 545-member body.
The incumbent Indian National Congress and its allies were projected to have won 185-205 seats, according to CNN-IBN news channel. The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies were seen with 165-185 seats. |
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