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ELECTION COLUMNISTS
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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
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Congress party posterBoundary changes
How redrawn constituencies might affect result
India women votersTrue or false?
Yogendra Yadav on six myths about India's elections

INDIA ELECTION RESULTS: LATEST
CoalitionTotal
United Progressive Alliance262
National Democratic Alliance158
Third Front76
Fourth Front27
Other Parties20

See results in detail

I found a clear schism in the way the New India of the thriving cities and the Old India of the struggling villages are thinking.

Soutik Biswas

Soutik Biswas' blog

PROFILES
 
KEY GUIDES
Mamata Banerjee, AK Antony and Pranab MukherjeeNew ministers
A look at the main players in India's new cabinet

Hands holding voter photo registration cardsQuick guide: Indian election
The BBC News website's guide to the 2009 Indian elections

BJP party symbol - the lotusGuide to coalitions
The parties and alliances - and how they are likely to fare

VIDEO REPORTS
A political science professorCommunist vote at risk in W Bengal

Ramoji RaoIndian media tycoon on elections

Mallika Noorani, BJP VounteerHow the youth vote will play a key role

Indian movie starIndia's film star candidate makes political debut

Indian voterThe issues that matter to Indian voters

BBC ELECTION COVERAGE
25 April: A BBC train sets off on an 18-day, 6,000km tour of India
13 May: On the last day of voting, the BBC train returns to Delhi
16 May: Full results on the BBC News website
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