Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad hugged for the cameras proudly touting the Grand Alliance but it was not long before Nitish ditched Lalu to join the NDA. The other main problem is the Congress and just what role is the Grand Old Party likely to take in this alliance. Mamata who has made public moves towards the formation of a Grand Alliance is very likely to want to be driving hand behind the coalition. Will Akhilesh really be able to carry his party along without upsetting his father, and alienating a section of the SP party workers? This has been the history of all Third Fronts in Indian politics ever since the Janata Party was formed in 1977.

Source: dna May 25, 2018 02:15 UTC