Oct 18, 1999

COVER STORY
Lessons of 1999
It was Vajpayee's leadership that gave the BJP-led alliance the edge.

Berth Pangs
The arithmetic doesn't favour individual blackmail but there are too many ministerial claimants.

Mapping the Mandate
A ready reckoner of the results of the 13th Lok Sabha elections.

How India Voted
To understand verdict' 99 a post-poll survey was conducted among 22,326 voters across 94 assembly segments. INDIA TODAY finds out the post-poll seems to complement the real thing.

MANDATE' 99
Slip and Slide
Whatever the numbers may say both BJP and Congress have much to worry about.

OTHER STORIES

MANDATE' 99
Awesome Twosome
Mulayam and Mayawati confound cynics and critics by picking up half the seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Mixing it Up
Andhra's Naidu is told to hang on. Karnataka's JD(U)-BJP team is summarily hanged. And the Maharashtra Assembly is hung.

SPORTS
The Big Fix
The latest charges of match-rigging gives ICC the chance to decide on strict action.