ramani@shakti.ernet.in (06/16/91)
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From S.Ramani
National Centre for Software Technology,
Gulmohar Cross Road No 9, Juhu, Bombay 400 049 INDIA
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AIR News of 6 PM
Sun, 16 Jun 91 18:23:50 +0530
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Out of TEN Lok Sabha results announced,
8 went to Cong-I
2 to BJP
Over all position for Lok Sabha seats is
Cong-I leading in 157
BJP leading in 60
JD leading in 16
Oscar Fernandes seems to have a lead of over 90,000 votes.
Deepika Chikalia (Sita in the TV serial Ramayana) has won (BJP).
Madhu Dandavate has lost to Sawant (Cong-I).
CPI(M) is leading in West Bengal.
Lucknow ( Uttar Pradesh )
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Former prime minister Mr V P Singh has established a
lead of over 7,000 votes in fatehpur constituency.
first reports of counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh showed
the Bharatiya Janata party leading in over 25 assembly
constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat.
Former chief minister Mr N D tiwari is trailing behind
his BJP rivals both in Haldwani assembly and Nainital Lok
Sabha constituencies.
So is his party colleague, former union minister Mr anil
shastri in the allahabad parliamentary constituency.
Mr. Ajit Singh of the Janata Dal continues to maintain
his lead in the Baghpat (ls) and Chaprauli (assembly) seats.
In baghpat, Mr Singh has established a lead of over 52,000
votes against his closest BJP rival, ranvir Singh, after four
rounds of counting.
The Samajwadi Janata party is not leading in any of the
constituencies, official reports at 1430 hours said.
Punjab elections as scheduled
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New Delhi: The election commission today
said elections in the troubled state of Punjab will be held on
June 22 as scheduled.
The chief election commissioner, Mr T N Seshan, told
newsmen here that the situation in the state was being closely
monitored in the wake of increased violence by militants.
Asked whether the commission was contemplating change in
poll schedule in the state, Mr Seshan said ''at the moment i
have nothing to tell you''.
Mr Seshan said the commission had not received any
communication from the centre regarding change of poll
schedule in the state.
The CEC said, so far, elections were countermanded in
one Lok Sabha seat and 12 of the 117 assembly constituencies
in the state due to death of candidates.
Ahmedabad: Gujrat:
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the BJP and the Cong(I) captured one seat each, while the former
was in the lead in 14 other seats and the latter in four others.
Ms Deepika Chikhalia, +Sita+ of the tv serial
+Ramayana+, was the winner for the BJP in Baroda and Mr
Uttambhai patel for the Congress-i in Bulsar.
BJP not in favour of coalition govt:
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New Delhi: the Bharatiya Janata party is
not in favour of forming coalition governments in states or
at the centre with other parties if it comes in the way of the
party's commitment to people.
Questioned on doordarshan, the BJP general secretary,
Mr govindacharya, mentioned ramjanam bhoomi as one of the
issues on which the party cannot and will not compromise.
''What is more important is the party's commitment to
people not forming coalition governments,'' he said.
Mr govindacharaya said the ''sympathy wave'' after the
assassination of Rajiv Gandhi did affegt BJP's prospegts in
some areas.
To another question, he replied he had not given up
hopes as yet of the party's chances of forming government at
the centre. ''It's still too early,'' he said.
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