India begins its month long general elections
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700 million eligible Indian voters will today begin a month long general election that is expected to throw up a hung parliament. For once, no political party is claiming with an air of confidence that it can bag a majority on its own in the 545-seat Lok Sabha. With the rise of a group of smaller parties known as the "Third Front", forming a stable coalition with one of the two main parties the Congress or the BJP, as the anchor, could be a struggle.
Presenter: Murali Krishnan
Speakers: Rani Kumari, first time voter; G V L Narasimha Rao, political analyst
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