On 25/9/2014 BJP ended its 25-year old alliance with Shiv Sena. BJP was not satisfied with Shiv Sena’s offer of seats for Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election on 15/10/2014. The day also saw Narendra Modi’s departure for USA to address UN General Assembly, gathering at Madison Square Garden, meet Barack Obama and corporates. It also saw…
Month: September 2014
BJP losses in by-elections
Modi government came to power on 26/5/2014. After that it has been downhill for BJP in by-elections. In Uttarakhand there were by-elections for three Legislative Assembly seats. Two of these were due to BJP MLAs resigning after winning Lok Sabha elections. BJP lost all three. In Bihar there were by-elections for ten Legislative Assembly seats. …
Coalition of the killing
On 10/9/2014 on Al Jazeera there was a discussion on ISIS also known as ISIL, IS or Caliphate. Phyllis Bennis referred to John Kerry’s plan to put together a coalition of the willing as a coalition of the killing. She said in American media the beheadings of two American journalists have been portrayed as danger…