Mar
21st

Rivals and relatives contest India’s election – Part III

Author: anuramas | Files under India, National, Parliament Election 2009, Politics

First Part Second Part The coalition wheels have been falling off the BJP, whose 81-year-old leader, Lal Krishna Advani, is making a desperate, probably last strike at the prime ministership. This week, its powerful ally in Orissa state peeled off. Congress did unexpectedly well in recent state elections. But both may have to give way [...]