Choose a state Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal  THE HINDI HEARTLAND The densely populated swathe of states in Hindi-speaking north and central India is crucial to the outcome of the election. The area is very much a stronghold of the BJP and its allies and in the last election Congress failed to make much headway. It.includes the biggest and most populous states in India, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, as well as the most lawless, Bihar. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is standing in Uttar Pradesh and the speculation is that Congress President Sonia Gandhi will also stand in the state.					Indian parliament's inaugural session   Sonia to lead parliamentary opposition   Maharashtra gets new government   Fresh challenges for Vajpayee   Vajpayee's delicate task   Congress considers dismal results   Weblinks Poll Commission Parliament Congress BJP CPI (M)- AIADMK Shiv Sena   Mr Vajpayee gets down to coalition building: Daniel Lak reports   BJP Chief Strategist LK Advani: "This coalition is not a compromise, but represents good governance for India"   The BJP's Pramod Mahajan and the Congress party's Jairam Ramesh debate the results