31.   The last election was barely a year ago and resulted in a hung parliament with no party or bloc winning a majority.

32.   The third election in eight years was expected to produce another hung parliament.

33.   He dismissed opinion polls predicting a hung parliament in which the BJP would hold more seats than the Congress, seen as reeling from infighting and a corruption scandal.

34.   He takes the helm of a minority government, after elections two weeks ago resulted in a hung parliament.

35.   His Congress party then decided to back the United Front, thereby unseating a short-lived Hindu nationalist government which failed to prove parliamentary majority in the hung parliament.

36.   His Congress party then decided to back the United Front, thereby unseating a short-lived Hindu nationalist government which failed to provide a majority in the hung parliament.

37.   India is expected to see fresh elections if the government is voted out and no other coalition takes its place in the hung parliament.

38.   Indian Agriculture Minister Jagannath Mishra on Friday called for fresh elections, saying a hung parliament would plunge the country into turmoil, the Press Trust of India said.

39.   India, where elections last year produced a hung parliament, will have to hold snap polls if no coalition can form a government.

40.   Indian political parties have already begun preparations for the polls which are widely expected to result in a hung parliament.