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WORLD, Page 49World NotesINDIARajiv's Stinging Setback
The elections in Tamil Nadu, one of India's most populous
states, looked like a perfect opportunity for Prime Minister Rajiv
Gandhi to reverse the failing fortunes of his ruling Congress (I)
Party. The opposition was badly split, and a secret poll showed
Congress vying for the lead. Smelling victory, Gandhi visited the
state four times in three weeks.
But when the returns came in last week, the results were
calamitous for Congress, which won only 26 of 232 seats in the
state assembly. Moreover, the victor, Muthuvel Karunanidhi, was
aligned with the National Front, a coalition of parties formed to
defeat Gandhi in the national elections to be held later this year.
Meanwhile, the Congress chief minister of another state, Arjun
Singh, resigned over charges that he profited from funds
misappropriated from a lottery held to benefit child-welfare
programs. Observed New Delhi's Statesman: "Things are falling apart
for Mr. Gandhi."