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. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

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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