Is it moved to the activity of an election day before the second phase of the 2009 election? On Wednesday, which seems to be returned to the quietude of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) with the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) resolve their differences and political free speech great acrimony.

140 districts in 12 states prepared for the second round of the five-phase elections, senior leaders camped in their constituencies and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expressed its confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would win the election .

But this is par for the course.

It is in the UPA believes that some people seem to have been made to repair the tear in the day when RJD chief Lalu Prasad circumvented Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said that the Prime Minister candidate of the group would be decided only after the elections.

Leader of the Congress and the External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who took shade and reportedly said, in this case, there would be a question mark if Lalu Prasad is the UPA government after the polls, accuses the inconvenience his (Mukherjee’s) Hindi rusty.

What he meant in Bihar, Lalu Prasad Samastipur Monday was that the party and the Congress pre-poll understanding in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, the minister said at a conference Press Kolkata.

“It was our pre-poll ally. It was a natural part of the government. But since that time there was no pre-poll understanding, it is to extend the support after the election of a part of the government, “Mukherjee said here.

“But I’ve said all this in my broken Hindi. This may be a source of confusion. ”

Injecting a note of humor, Mukherjee said Lalu Prasad had called on Monday evening. “I then told him everything. He told me that now I only speak English. ”

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan, who said his constituency in Bihar Hajipur he would have to rethink its relations with Congress if Lalu Prasad was not part of the UPA, who came to praise complete with RJD colleague.

“They (the Minister Paswan Steel Minister Lalu Prasad and railway) were both part of our government. We appreciate their contributions in the management of their departments, in particular how Laluji ran the railways. ”

He also refused to join issue with Paswan, saying in a vibrant democracy like India every political leader is free to make comments and take political decisions.

“In this election the political discourse should take place. We have not dropped its allies. We have treated with dignity,” said his deputy in the Ministry, the Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma.

The RJD and LJP have linked to an alliance in Bihar, leaving the Congress to go it alone in the 40 Lok Sabha seats.

At the other end of the political spectrum, the BJP, whose prime minister candidate LK Advani was campaigning in the state of Madhya Pradesh, was supported by its controversial leader Varun Gandhi finally filing his candidacy Pilibhit, in the Uttar Pradesh.

While his cousin Priyanka campaigning for her brother Rahul and Secretary General of the Congress, in close by Ameth, which goes to the polls Thursday, Varun Gandhi kept at elevated temperatures.

“I was kept with prisoners suffering from tuberculosis in prison Pilibhit. I was also not provided a carpet, despite repeated requests. It was very nice of other inmates who have joined “kambala” (blankets) and prepared a good cushion for me to sleep, “Varun Gandhi, who was in prison for nearly 20 days for his community inflammatory remarks, a told a rally.

“I never killed a mosquito in my life, except during my stay in jail … I want to end all kinds of spread in all communities, “said another Gandhi ’scion, who is on parole for two weeks after giving a promise not to make provocative statements that disrupt the harmony Community.

The BJP exuded confidence.

“Just as the positive trends in the first phase of polling, even in the second phase of the BJP to improve its performance,” said BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar IANS.

May 16, when all votes are counted, will test that confidence.

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