Poll Begins in India's Lok Sabha Elections ����The first phase of polling began on September 5 morning in 145 Lok Sabha constituencies and 343 assembly seats. ����Indian President K. R. Narayanan cast his vote in the capital to exercise his franchise in the Lok Sabha elections. ����The president, accompanied by his daughter Chira Mohan, cast the vote in a school inside the President's Estate soon after the voting began at 0700 hours local time, a presidential spokesman said. ����The spokesman said, "as a first citizen, the president felt it was his right and duty to cast his vote, which he did without any fanfare." WorldNews 1999-09-06 Page6 Full Story in Chinese