TGIPB : Part 10 – The Fourth Battle

May 7 , 2009

The Great Indian Political Battle

4th phase of Indian General Election .

7 states and National Capital Territory ( Delhi )

85 seats

95 million voters

1,315 candidates

0.13 million polling station

0.6 million polling staffs

All the seats of Delhi , Rajasthan and Haryana and one seat in J & K and part of Punjab , UP , Bihar , and West Bengal goes to poll today.

Key Contestants :

Lalu Prasad Yadav , Mulayam Singh Yadav , Pranab Mukherjee, Rajnath Singh , Farooq Abdullah , Shatrugan sinha , Sachin Pilot .

Interesting battles :

• The fate of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s daughter-in-law , Harsimrat Kaur and son of former CM  Amarinder Singh , Raninder Singh will be decided today on a direct fight for family honor in Bhatinda.
• BJP President Rajnath Singh is sweating it out in Ghaziabad , UP . Its important to note that Rajnath Singh has taken a risk by contesting in a constituency not highly favorable to him in caste equation .

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