Japan PM 'suffers election blow'

NHK said the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan was on track to become the biggest party in the chamber, winning between 55 and 65 seats against between 31 to 43 for the LDP.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/japan.election.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest

According to NTV, a major commercial network, the Liberal Democratic Party — or, LDP — was set to win only 38 seats, compared with 59 for the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. The network based its forecast on exit polls broadcast shortly after the voting ended Sunday night.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_on_re_as/japan_elections;_ylt=AukF_wlJtfMxDx4qFCod6sFvaA8F