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Gill, India's Chief Election Commissioner\u003cbr/\u003eGill then announced when the elections would take place.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Election Commission of India has come to the unanimous view, that in the given circumstances, the best possible timing for the elections, considering all factors, is the month of September and the first week of October 1999.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: M.S. Gill, India's Chief Election Commissioner\u003cbr/\u003eSeptember elections would put polling in the midst of the rainy monsoon season, but after the scorching heat of summer.\u003cbr/\u003eThe relief on the faces of journalists attending the news conference was an indicator of how few people were looking forward to campaigning in the summer heat.\u003cbr/\u003eBut the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee had wanted a quick election, hoping to capitalise on a widespread feeling that it was brought down for no reason.\u003cbr/\u003eThe fact that polling will take place at the end of the six month deadline set by the constitution has brought mixed reaction from the Indian people.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (Hindi)\u003cbr/\u003e\"People are scared of coming out in this heat. If elections were to be held in June, people wouldn't come out of their houses to cast their vote and the voting percentage would come down greatly. In September, at least the voting percentage would be high.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (Hindi)\u003cbr/\u003e\"With a coalition government in power, a longer waiting time for elections may cause a lot of problems. If the elections are held soon, people will at least remember what's been going on and so it is better to hold them quickly.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"If you consider the government which is there -- which is just a caretaker government. So it cannot take policy decisions, so in that way, it is hurting the industry and other things very badly.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eThe issue of how effectively the current caretaker government can actually govern in the meantime, is proving to be controversial.\u003cbr/\u003eIndia's 1950 constitution lists no regulations for caretaker governments. \u003cbr/\u003eBy convention, Vajpayee was expected to look after only day-to-day governance and put\u003cbr/\u003emajor decisions in limbo before the vote.\u003cbr/\u003eBut already the government has defied the tradition to clear two infrastructure projects on Tuesday.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd it has previously warned against a lengthy term for a temporary government.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is not in the interest of the country to continue a caretaker government for six months. Caretaker government's tenure should be as small as possible.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Pramod Mahajan, Indian Information Minister\u003cbr/\u003eThe controversy is likely to gather pace as the elections approach.\u003cbr/\u003eWith 615 (m) million eligible voters, of which about half are expected to turn out, India's elections are a massive undertaking.\u003cbr/\u003eThe decision to hold the polls in September or October gives election officials the maximum possible time to prepare, and refresh memories about the complicated\u003cbr/\u003eprocedures involved. \u003cbr/\u003eThere are more than 800- thousand polling booths throughout the country, and hundreds of political parties, each with its own symbol.\u003cbr/\u003eIndependent studies have estimated it may cost close to 500 (m) million U-S dollars.\u003cbr/\u003eIt's an election no-one wanted. \u003cbr/\u003eAnd already observers are predicting no end to the political instability here. \u003cbr/\u003eNo one party has held a majority in the Indian parliament for over ten years, and the country has been plagued by coalition squabbles.\u003cbr/\u003e New Delhi, India - May 4, 1999, Recent and File \u003cbr/\u003eMay 4\u003cbr/\u003e1. Arrival of M.S. Gill at news conference\u003cbr/\u003e2. Journalists nervously awaiting announcement\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) M.S. Gill, India's Chief Election Commissioner\u003cbr/\u003e4. Journalists waiting for announcement\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) M.S. Gill, India's Chief Election Commissioner\u003cbr/\u003e6. Journalists laughing with relief, using mobile phones\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close up of journalist on mobile phone\u003cbr/\u003e8. Side shot news conference\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (Hindi) Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (Hindi) Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eFile\u003cbr/\u003e12. Various of people voting\u003cbr/\u003eApril 26 \u003cbr/\u003e13. Setup shot\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pramod Mahajan, Indian Information Minister\u003cbr/\u003eFile\u003cbr/\u003e15. Various of people voting\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of meeting where hundreds of election officials are taught the basics of voting procedure\u003cbr/\u003e17. Election procedure lesson\u003cbr/\u003e18. 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