
Who among these men and women will be calling the shots? And who will have the last word? CNN-IBN tracks down the potential kingmakers of Elections 2009.


Jayalalithaa is a woman who can evoke extreme emotions. She is hated by her rivals and loved by her cadres. She is both controversial and charismatic.
09-05-2009
03-05-2009
Mulayam Singh | LK Advani | Sonia Gandhi | Rahul Gandhi | Nitish Kr | Pawar
01-05-2009
No one has practiced political kushti (wrestling) like the SP chief.
26-04-2009
Find out how a boy from an affluent Sindhi family became a hardliner.
25-04-2009
A woman's journey from a middle-class Italian family to India's first political family.
21-04-2009
Rahul Gandhi is the heir to India's first political party.
18-04-2009
12-04-2009
Nitish Kumar's air of quiet dignity conveys a sense of purpose.
11-04-2009
Mayawati, herself a Dalit and raised in a slum, is a contender for the PM's post.
05-04-2009
04-04-2009
It's sheer ambition that keeps this 68-year-old going with a hectic life.