07-19-2007, 10:21 PM
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When polling began in the morning, there was a buzz of excitement as there was speculation that the AIADMK and MDMK would ditch the UNPA at the last moment and vote in favour of Shekhawat. AIADMK legislators started trickling in, and the media waited in the hope that Jayalalithaa herself would cast her vote in the course of the day, and also explain her decision of going against the UNPA decision.
Some political observers say the AIADMK's heart was always with Shekhawat, and that Jayalalithaa had found a way to both get her party legislators to vote for him, and to maintain her relations with the UNPA at the same time. <b>It is believed that she had pleaded in vain with other leaders of the front that they should back Shekhawat in order to defeat Pratibha Patil </b>
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When polling began in the morning, there was a buzz of excitement as there was speculation that the AIADMK and MDMK would ditch the UNPA at the last moment and vote in favour of Shekhawat. AIADMK legislators started trickling in, and the media waited in the hope that Jayalalithaa herself would cast her vote in the course of the day, and also explain her decision of going against the UNPA decision.
Some political observers say the AIADMK's heart was always with Shekhawat, and that Jayalalithaa had found a way to both get her party legislators to vote for him, and to maintain her relations with the UNPA at the same time. <b>It is believed that she had pleaded in vain with other leaders of the front that they should back Shekhawat in order to defeat Pratibha Patil </b>
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