Indian Polls Predict Hung Parliament

World | May 11, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
Indian Polls Predict Hung Parliament Indian women stand in a queue outside a polling station at Bantala, some 20 km south of Calcutta. India's ruling Hindu nationalist-led coalition is struggling for a majority to form a stable government. Photo by AFP.

Polls taken before Monday's final round forecast India's National Democratic Alliance could grab anywhere between 245 and 282 seats. The ruling economic reform-friendly party needs 272 for a majority in the Parliament. Fears the election would fail to produce a clear winner have sparked worries about the future of India's economic overhaul, such as privatisation and tax changes, that economists say is vital to transform it into a world player. Results from Monday's voting will be known on Thursday.

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