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October 04, 2014
India: Sena - BJP stalemate, There is more to drama than seat sharing (Kumar Ketkar)
It would be easy to ridicule the brinkmanship of the Shiv Sena and the BJP as a "tamasha". It could also be dismissed as nothing but unwarranted media hype, particularly by the breaking news hungry 24x7 channels. But there is more to this saffron drama than that superficiality of squabbling on number of seats. The same is true in the case of the Congress-NCP front.
Therefore, it is necessary to see beyond the headlines. Suppose, the BJP and the Sena had arrived at an agreed ..
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/43283330.cms