1.   During his tenure he managed to cling to power by putting together an unwieldy coalition government.

2.   The election was called because Vajpayee lost a confidence motion by one vote in April, when a member of his unwieldy coalition defected.

3.   The profusion makes for unwieldy coalitions that are easily toppled.

4.   The remaining opposition parties see this unwieldy coalition as an opportunity to win more seats.

5.   To broaden his base, he put together an unwieldy coalition including his Lakas party with Laban, which had been the largest opposition bloc.

6.   Three others back the unwieldy coalition from the outside, besides the Congress of former premier P.V. Narasimha Rao.