1.   In time the Soviet bloc might begin to break up as nationalism reasserted itself among the satellite states.

2.   Muslim supporters felt betrayed by a series of events and some careless legislation designed to appease the Hindu fundamentalists, and this voting bloc began to disintegrate as well.

3.   The bloc officially began Sunday.

4.   With opinion surveys showing a hung Parliament emerging from the second elections in less than two years, the major blocs began holding strategy sessions to work out alliances.