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A few day’s back I was wondering that Obama is taking the lead against McCain in the US presidential elections 2008, but I think now it is really hard to assume who is going to win the elections?

The arrival of Sarah Palin in the elections scenario has changed the scene. Her arrival in the campaign boosted the chance of McCain against the Barack Obama, the democratic candidate for the presidential post.

A few day’s back the economic scenario in US steals the lime light from the elections. The economy was crashing and I am not sure if the people out there are blaming Bush for this or not. If people are blamming Bush for the downfall of the economy then I guess McCain would have also face the heat.

US is trying to recover from the economic crisis and might be at the end of the day McCain will emerge as the winner. Obama too got one slight blow from the Indo US Nuke deal too. What I found that people are thinking that they like McCain because he will make good relationship with other countries.

Although Barack Obama sent one letter to Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, regretting that he could not meet with him. (For more detail please visit http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/oct/03ndeal.htm). People might think that he too will manage the same type of policies with other countries.

So I think it is really tough to guess who is going to win the presidential elections. I will be waiting for your views about this question: Who is going to win the elections? Whom are you going to support? Please post your views in the form of comments.

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The BJP has finally registered its major victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections on Sunday. The first ever Bharatiya Janata Party government in the south bagged a simple majority by getting 111 seats out of 224-member State Assembly.

BJP chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa will take oath as chief minister on May 28. Delighted by his success Yeddyurappa said, “We are humbled by the people’s verdict. Development is our priority now.”

“It’s a victory for dalits, farmers and backwards. We will give equal impetus to development of rural as well as urban areas.” He said to the media in Banglore.

The election process ends by May 28 on the day the Election Commission was expected to notify the constitution of the 13th Legislative Assembly in Karnataka.

“The verdict is against the Congress, decisively against the JD(S) and substantially in the favor of the BJP,” BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

Congress emerged as the second largest party in the state, winning 79 seats, while JD(S) managed to win only 27 seats. Independents and others came out winners in six constituencies.

It is Congress party’s 16th loss in the four years that it returned to power at the Centre. India has seen 24 assembly elections since 2004, including four states that went to the polls along with that year’s general election.

The Congress party has won eight of those elections and lost 16.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that there will be no Lok Sabha elections in the current year rejecting the rumors that 2008’s Union Budget was presented keeping the polls in mind.

“At least, there will be no elections this year”, Singh said in his first comments dismissing the speculation”.

“Elections will be held as per schedule.” he added.

He clarified that the 2008’s budgetary proposal for farm-loan waiver was made keeping in mind the plight of poor peasants.

Regarding Mayawati’s proposal of dividing Uttar Pradesh into three states, he said that the centre would consider the matter if there comes some proposal from state government.

Singh said, “The responsibility to implement Central schemes in states was of governments there and it was not proper to blame the Centre for their improper operationalisation”.

Prime minister also told that Varanasi is a major city and it deserves top class public transport. Centre would be willing to consider a major transport project for the city.

Singh said Varanasi was included in the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) under which Centre will provide adequate funds for the transport project to the government.

“Adequate funds will be provided to enable Varanasi to have a modern transport system in keeping with its importance as a heritage city”, the Prime Minister said.

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