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Missing The Leader
The nation seems to be in the middle of a
leadership crisis. An opinion poll conducted by ORG-MARG for INDIA TODAY
shows that both Vajpayee and Sonia Gandhi's popularity ratings have dropped,
leaving the people yearning for a strong leader like Indira Gandhi.
Leaders In Crisis
The INDIA TODAY-ORG-MARG opinion poll last January
was Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's wake-up call. He chose to put
the alarm clock on snooze and thereby accelerated the decline in his Government's
popularity.
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The
Paswan
Morse Code
Telecommunications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
has a simple code to win over supporters: fill the advisory committees with
his own people, entitling them to a phone connection and free calls.
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Is Reliance The
Red Herring
It is now UTI's investment in Reliance industries
that is under scrutiny.
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DEFENCE
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Air Battles
Air Chief Tipnis and Defence Minister Jaswant
Singh are on a path of confrontation on strategic issues. The logjam threatens
to turn serious.
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OTHER STORIES
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COVER STORY: EXCLUSIVE
OPINION POLL
CONGRESS GAINS THE SWING THAT MATTERS
IF SONIA'S POPULARITY HAS FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY,
VAJPAYEE'S RATINGS HAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME DIPPED BELOW THE SUPPORT FOR
THE BJP-LED ALLIANCE.
| Lok Sabha Projections |
Total Seats: 543 |
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BJP+
TDP, JD(U)
JMM, INLD, Shiv Sena, BJD, SAD, DMK, PMK, MDMK, TRC, Loktantrik,
Trinamool
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Poll Aug 2001 |
Poll Jan 2001 |
Actual 1999 |
| Seats |
200-235 |
252-268 |
304 |
| Vote % |
39.3 |
41.1 |
41.7 |
Swing
%
From 1999 General Elections |
-2.4 |
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Congress+
RJD, Kerala Congress(Mani), MUL, RPI, AIADMK,
CPI, CPM, FBL, RLD
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Poll Aug 2001 |
Poll Jan 2001 |
Actual 1999 |
| Seats |
225-255 |
202-218 |
140 |
| Vote % |
40 |
39.4 |
36.9 |
Swing
%
From 1999 General Elections |
+3.8 |
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Others
Primarily the Left Front, BSP, Samajwadi Party
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Poll Aug 2001 |
Poll Jan 2001 |
Actual 1999 |
| Seats |
84-112 |
65-81 |
99 |
| Vote % |
20.1 |
19.5 |
21.5 |
Swing
%
From 1999 General Elections |
-1.4 |
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Total Seats: 543
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REGIONAL BREAK-UP
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Cong + allies
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Others
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| NORTH |
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Total Seats:151 |
OPINION POLL
August 2001 |
50-58
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45-55
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42-50
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OPINION POLL
January 2001 |
68-78
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37-47
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31-41
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| Actual 1999 |
80
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30
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41
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Total Seats:132 |
OPINION POLL
August 2001 |
40-58
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80-90
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2-6
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OPINION POLL
January 2001 |
34-44
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87-97
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1-6
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| Actual 1999 |
73
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49
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10
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Total Seats:142 |
OPINION POLL
August 2001 |
54-62
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40-50
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35-43
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OPINION POLL
January 2001 |
70-78
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35-45
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23-33
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| Actual 1999 |
72
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32
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38
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Total Seats:118 |
OPINION POLL
August 2001 |
50-58
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50-60
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7-13
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OPINION POLL
January 2001 |
64-72
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37-47
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4-12
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| Actual 1999 |
79
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Exclusives |
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Clinical tests of a controversial drug at a
Kerala cancer institute exposes the vulnerability of the medical field
to a larger malaise. An investigation by INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent
M.G. Radhakrishnan in
Trial
And Error
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