2009 Poll Prospects And Alignments-2

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Manmohan natural choice as PM, too early for Rahul: Pawar
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> Pawar feels the Lok Sabha elections will be held at the scheduled time in March-April next year. He does not see the possibility of the UPA going for early polls by the year-end after a record foodgrains production and possible reining in of inflation in the next few months. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Answering a range of questions including the state of affairs in the national parties, especially the Congress, the Amarnath issue and the rise of the regional parties, the Union Agriculture Minister said the 15th Lok Sabha could turn out to be a short affair if either Congress or the BJP failed to win a minimum of 150 seats and form the next Government. “In the coming elections, it will be difficult for any party to get 160-170 seats.”<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->