CutTheClutter: Sena, SAD, JD(U) & counting: As BJP-AIADMK spar again, why Modi’s NDA has lost or dumped 19 allies

The BJP and its Tamil Nadu ally AIADMK find themselves warring again over a potshot lobbed at former CM Jayalalithaa by the former’s state chief K. Annamalai. This is just the latest episode in a 9-year series that has seen the BJP’s allies dwindle. Some have returned for cameos, but as many as 19 parties have either quit the NDA or been dumped by the BJP since 2014. In Ep 1034 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses — through the lens of data — the complicated relationship between the BJP and its allies. Originally published on 14 July 2022----more----Read DK Singh's article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/nda-just-lost-its-19th-ally-since-2014-but-heres-why-modi-shah-pretend-they-cant-care-less/574946/