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TOUGH DECISION: Deciding who to call will test President Patil's judgement as well as her political impartiality.

TOUGH DECISION: Deciding who to call will test President Patil

Prez Patil faces a tough choice post polls

The counting of votes for General Elections 2009 will be held on May 16 and after the results are out all eyes will be on the Rashtrapati Bhawan. If there is a hung Parliament who would President Pratibha Patil call and who should get the first shot at becoming prime minister? The Constitution is silent on such a situation.

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