Congress, BJP followers hold mass prayers

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) supporters chant religious hymns during a Havan in Ahmedabad on Friday,on the eve of the declaration of Indian general election results. India's main political parties went hunting for friends armed with exit polls suggesting month-long elections had delivered another stalemate that only new allies could break. As the world's largest democracy breathed a collective sigh of relief that its marathon ballot had concluded without major incident, it fast became clear another huge task remained in building a viable government.