1.   President Vaclav Havel has already said he will choose the leader best placed to form a functioning coalition government.

2.   Under Israeli law, the president must begin consultations as soon as possible to appoint the deputy best placed to form a new government.

3.   It is best placed to form a ruling coalition with socialists, agrarians and independent deputies.

4.   The exit poll findings sparked a bout of speculation as to whether the Congress or the BJP would be better placed to form a government in a hung parliament.