71.   The BJP and its allies, including Fernandes, won the most seats and are most likely to form the next government.

72.   The BJP is expected to win the most seats.

73.   The BJP won the most seats, and Vajpayee has cobbled together a fragile coalition of parties ranging from religious rightists to secular socialists.

74.   The BJP, which opinion polls predict will win the most seats in parliamentary voting later this month, had softened such rhetoric during the campaign.

75.   The count indicated candidates backed by Estrada led in four Senate races, and an independent candidate with ties to Estrada was assured the other seat.

76.   The government has not said when voting will take place for the last two seats.

77.   The Democrats see the race as one of their best chances to win back one of the six seats needed to take control of the House.

78.   The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party will win the most seats in parliamentary elections, but will fall well short of a majority, an exit poll projected Tuesday.

79.   The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which won the most seats in the election, is still the other claimant for power.

80.   The leader of the party with the most seats usually becomes prime minister, and polls suggest the contest will be tight.