Losing battle

March 25, 2014 12:36

It is that time in Indian politics again when all that matters is a ticket from the party to fight elections. Denied their party's nominations, old faithfuls and even leaders easily metamorphose into all kinds of rebels.

But Jaswant Singh's rebellion against the Bharatiya Janata Party on being denied a party ticket has a slightly different dimension. He has been one of the seniormost leaders of the party and has held important positions in the BJP-led governments at the Centre. Read more

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