TT he run-up to the 15th general election had thrown up two clear T possibilities and one outlier as the contender to form the next government at the Centre: the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the socalled Left-led non-Congress, non-BJP Third Front.
The publishing of the much awaited (and much maligned) exit polls has left people no wiser; the margin of difference between the two main coalitions, UPA and NDA, is too close to call. Political punditry unleashed across the electronic networks has only left everyone even more confused.
Source: Live Mint 2009 VOTE - CAPITAL CALCULUS - End Of The Marathon In Sight; All Eyes On Alliances
