61.   With the swearing in Thursday of Atal Bihari Vajpayee as prime minister, the party gains a respectability it has always sought.

62.   In five parliamentary by-elections Thursday, Labour held on to four seats and the smaller Liberal Democrat party gained one from the Conservatives.

63.   Immigration and integration have become explosive issues in France, where the far-right anti-immigrant National Front party has gained strength in recent months.

64.   In one example the main Moslem SDA party gained two seats under the new formula.

65.   In the proportional representation system, parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes they receive.

66.   In that case, the party would gain the constituency seat and whatever percentage of parliamentary seats it won in the party vote.

67.   Adams says the party has gained strength over the past year.

68.   Analysts here still feel that no party will gain a simple majority but Koirala has expressed confidence of winning the polls with the necessary majority.

69.   As Hindu nationalist political parties have gained more political power, radical groups have taken to disrupting any event deemed to conflict with traditional Hindu culture.

70.   But as Hindu nationalist political parties have gained more political power, radical groups have taken to disrupting any event deemed to conflict with traditional Hindu culture.