31.   The by-elections were held to fill seats vacated by court rulings that nullified previous elections over election law violations.

32.   The governing Congress Party was stung in state elections over the last year.

33.   The governing Congress Party, stung in state elections over the last year, rebounded slightly in results of a handful of by-elections released Tuesday.

34.   The governing Congress Party, stung in state elections over the last year, rebounded slightly on Tuesday in a handful of by-elections.

35.   The LDP is eager to win Liberal Party backing to bolster its standing in Parliament, where it suffered losses in elections over the summer.

36.   The National Front has used local and regional elections over the past week to squeeze the traditional right, which needs far-right votes to win.

37.   The rest of India voted in the parliamentary election over a three-day period that ended Tuesday.

38.   The vote follows parliamentary and presidential elections over the past two years.

39.   Thirty political parties took part, after most boycotted previous municipal and presidential elections over what they said was an election system that was open to fraud.

40.   Unable to contain his frustration, Weizman on Monday called for early elections over the deadlock in the peace talks.