Leader of Indian political party Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray (2L) son Udhav Thackeray (C) and grandson Aditya Thackeray (R) prepare to cast their votes for State Aseembly Elections at Navjivan Municipal School in Mumbai on October 13, 2009. Indian voters in three states cast their ballots in the first election test for the ruling Congress party alliance since it won national power in May. Campaigning for state elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh has focused on relief for drought-hit areas after a poor monsoon, electricity shortages, unemployment and rising food prices. The Congress power trio of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi have toured the states, with much attention focused on the vast city of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Leader of Indian political party Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray (2L) son Udhav Thackeray (C) and grandson Aditya Thackeray (R) prepare to cast their votes for State Aseembly Elections at Navjivan Municipal School in Mumbai on October 13, 2009. Indian voters in three states cast their ballots in the first election test for the ruling Congress party alliance since it won national power in May. Campaigning for state elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh has focused on relief for drought-hit areas after a poor monsoon, electricity shortages, unemployment and rising food prices. The Congress power trio of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi have toured the states, with much attention focused on the vast city of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra.

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  1. Bal Thackeray, chief of the right wing Hindu party Shiv Sena, waves towards the media as he arrives to cast his vote at a polling centre during the Maharashtra state elections in Mumbai October 13, 2009. The government faces an electoral test in three state polls on Tuesday that could help dictate how fast the ruling Congress party pushes ahead with reforms and measures to revive economic growth.

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  1. Bal Thackeray, chief of the right wing Hindu party Shiv Sena, waves towards the media as he arrives to cast his vote at a polling centre during the Maharashtra state elections in Mumbai October 13, 2009. The government faces an electoral test in three state polls on Tuesday that could help dictate how fast the ruling Congress party pushes ahead with reforms and measures to revive economic growth.
  2. Leader of Indian political party Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray (2L) son Udhav Thackeray (C) and grandson Aditya Thackeray (R) prepare to cast their votes for State Aseembly Elections at Navjivan Municipal School in Mumbai on October 13, 2009. Indian voters in three states cast their ballots in the first election test for the ruling Congress party alliance since it won national power in May. Campaigning for state elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh has focused on relief for drought-hit areas after a poor monsoon, electricity shortages, unemployment and rising food prices. The Congress power trio of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi have toured the states, with much attention focused on the vast city of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra.
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  5. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, and Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, right, listen as Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed, unseen, speaks at an international conference on technology and climate change in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Singh said the world's poor nations will not sacrifice their development to achieve a new climate change agreement.
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  9. Leader of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party L.K. Advani, left, Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, center, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pose before a portrait of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, top center, on the first day of the winter session of the Indian Parliament, which coincided with the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  10. Leader of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party L.K. Advani, left, speaks to Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, center, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on, on the first day of the winter session of the Indian Parliament, that coincided with the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  11. India's ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, center, offers tributes at the memorial of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, on her birth anniversary in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, was shot to death in 1984 by her own bodyguards. Seen to her left is Sonia's son and Indira's grandson Rahul Gandhi.
  12. India's ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, center, offers floral tributes at the memorial of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, on her birth anniversary in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, was shot to death in 1984 by her own bodyguards. Seen to her left is Sonia's son and Indira's grandson Rahul Gandhi.
  13. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets Indian government coalition chairman Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on November 17, 2009. Harper on November 16 began a two-day visit to India, calling for stronger and improved ties with his nation, particularly on trade.
  14. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets Indian government coalition chairman Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on November 17, 2009. Harper on November 16 began a two-day visit to India, calling for stronger and improved ties with his nation, particularly on trade.

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