1.   The election pits the centrist Congress Party of Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao against the Bharatiya Janata Party, which espouses Hindu hegemony over the ethnically diverse nation.

2.   The election pits the centrist Congress Party against the BJP, which espouses Hindu hegemony over the ethnically diverse nation.

3.   The party, espousing Hindu hegemony over this ethnically diverse country, has been shunned by other parties.

4.   The party, espousing Hindu hegemony over this ethnically diverse nation, has been shunned by other parties.