Religious row mars India poll
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Both houses adjourned after opening in uproar over the start of building last week of a Hindu temple where a mosque was built by the Mogul emperor Babar. More than 2,000 people have died in riots over the dispute. In the election, Vice-President Shankar Dayal Sharma is expected to win easily.
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