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 INDUSTRIAL WEST This region includes the economic powerhouse states of Maharashtra and Gujarat as well as the tiny coastal state of Goa. Maharashtra is set for a three-way contest between the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, the Congress and the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party. Gujarat is a BJP stronghold, and minorities in both states say they have suffered religious discrimination at the hands of Hindu militants.					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