BSP leader Mayawati after voting against the BJP government in the April 1999 trust vote, which brought an end to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s second stint as prime minister. (HT Photo)
A truck carries a poster of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ahead of the 2004 elections. (HT Photo)
DMK chief K Karunanidhi presents a shawl to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. (HT Photo)
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. (HT Photo)
MNREGA workers construct a bridge near Bhopal. (HT Photo)